America Held Hostage Day 35: Price Gouging By Private Energy Companies In Texas and attacks on free speech across the Internet
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On 2/22/21 3:47 PM, PIBB wrote: > On 16:44 22 Feb 2021, Lee said: > >> >> >> Demands Grow for Texas to 'Forgive >> All Utility Bills' as Price Gouging >> by Energy Companies Sparks Outrage >> FEb 22 >> >> $3,000. >> >> $6,500. >> >> $7,000. >> >> $17,000. >> >> Those are just some of the sky- >> high electricity bills that Texans >> have reported receiving from their >> private utility providers in the >> aftermath of Winter Storm Uri, >> which overwhelmed the state's >> deregulated and fossil fuel- >> dependent energy grid and caused >> widespread power outages amid >> frigid temperatures. >> >> But despite their efforts to keep >> usage low, Texans are telling media >> outlets that they've received >> staggering bills from their energy >> companies, confirming fears that >> the power crisis would prompt a >> wave of predatory price gouging as >> corporations attempt to push costs >> onto vulnerable customers. >> >> On Sunday, the Texas Public Utility >> Commission approved a pair of orders >> directing energy companies to >> temporarily halt disconnects due to >> non-payment and stop sending bill >> estimates to customers. Republican >> Gov. Greg Abbott—who has come under >> fire for erroneously blaming renewable >> energy for the power outages—said >> Saturday that "we have a >> responsibility to protect Texans from >> spikes in their energy bills that are >> a result of the severe winter weather >> and power outages." >> >> But Texans are demanding concrete >> and sweeping action from the state >> government, not mere empty rhetoric, >> to prevent the power crisis from >> sending families into financial ruin. >> >> "Unfortunately, the Texas energy market >> is the market that gave us Enron," Rep. >> Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) said in an >> appearance on MSNBC on Saturday. "So >> you've gotta watch what happens with >> the suppliers and the providers there. >> And it looks pretty much like there >> was price gouging going on. And people >> are starting to get these energy bills >> for over $1,000, and I don't believe >> the people of Texas should have to pay >> these outrageous bills." >> >> Scott Willoughby, a 63-year-old Army >> veteran who lives on Social Security >> payments, told the New York Times that >> he wiped out his savings account to >> pay the $16,752 electric bill that >> Houston-based company Griddy charged >> him for the month of February. >> >> "There's nothing I can do about it, >> but it's broken me," Willoughby said. >> >> https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/02/22/demands- >> grow-texas-forgive- all-utility-bills-price-gouging- >> energy-companies-sparks > > I can't get too upset about this. Customers signed up for lower than > usual bills tied to the wholesale price of electricity but with the > risk that it might rise when demand is high. > > Did customers honestly think using suppliers like Griddy was a one- > way bet and that prices could only go down? > > Seems like these customers got juice (by paying richly) when > everyone else couldn't. Nice for them. It'll be cheaper to buy a solar electric set-up for their house and just throw the electric grids bill in the trash. Kind of like people walking away from their mortgages in the 2008-09 Democrat caused mortgage disaster. *America Held Hostage* Day 35 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlTxGHn4sH4 Obama says coal power cost will necessarily skyrocket. This is the Obama/Biden CO2 policy coming to life, or resulting in deaths, depending on how you see it. -- That's karma Banning guns and de-funding police won't lower crime if you follow the Democrats Rhetoric. *And their very own Democrat actions confirm* that even *they believe they're lying* since they're doing the opposite *to* *reduce any crimes "you" might commit against the Government* that they control and apparently they *believe guns and fences and police* *will* *protect* them from your crime and violence. So why won't those same things protect you from crime and violence?