☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to US News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 2 months agoNearly 1 million in Texas still without power 5 days after Hurricane Berylwww.scmp.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNearly 1 million in Texas still without power 5 days after Hurricane Berylwww.scmp.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to US News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
minus-squareCCCP Enjoyer@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoDoesn’t texas have some really stupid privatized power reseller system or something that makes its grid this dysfunctional?
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIt sure does, a great example of how privatizing public utilities works in practice.
minus-squareloathesome dongeater@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYeah it’s independent from the National grid do they don’t have to comply with federal regulations. A small price to pay for freedom.
minus-squareCCCP Enjoyer@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months ago“A Small Price to Pay for Freedom” would be a banger line to put on a $7k electricity bill
Doesn’t texas have some really stupid privatized power reseller system or something that makes its grid this dysfunctional?
It sure does, a great example of how privatizing public utilities works in practice.
Yeah it’s independent from the National grid do they don’t have to comply with federal regulations. A small price to pay for freedom.
“A Small Price to Pay for Freedom” would be a banger line to put on a $7k electricity bill