On Wednesday evening, spot electricity prices topped $5,000 per megawatt-hour, up more than 200 times from Wednesday morning.
Texas power prices soar 20,000% as brutal heat wave sets off emergency::On Wednesday evening, spot electricity prices topped $5,000 per megawatt-hour, up more than 200 times from Wednesday morning.
Don't worry everyone. The free market will take care of this for sure! Deregulated private companies always have the best interests of the consumers at heart!
It doesn't seem like a very "free" market with lobbyists, subsidies, and pet politicians propping up the establishment entities in every corner of the market. Too big to fail and all that.
@hoot@L4s The free market will eventually take care of it, although it might take decades or longer to do so. If you don't want to wait decades, then regulate it.