[But global warming...] Texas power grid operator overcharged companies $16B during winter freeze

"Leroy N. Soetoro" <[email protected]> Sat, 13 Mar 2021 18:35:11 -0000 (UTC)
Newsgroups tx.politics,alt.global-warming,sci.geo.petroleum,alt.engineering.electrical,sac.politics,alt.asshole.al-gore,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
Organization The next war will be fought against Socialists, in America and the EU.
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https://nypost.com/2021/03/05/texas-power-operators-overcharged-companies-
16-billion/

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas made a massive error that 
resulted in $16 billion in overcharges last month when millions of 
residents were left without power after a historic winter storm, according 
to a watchdog that oversees the power grid operator.

ERCOT set the maximum price of electricity at $9,000 per megawatt-hour, 
which caused the massive overcharges from 12 a.m. Feb. 18 to 9 a.m. Feb. 
19., Bloomberg reported, citing Texas’ independent market monitor Potomac 
Economics.

The firm sent a letter to regulators recommending the pricing be corrected 
and that the $16 billion overcharge should be reversed.

The error also led several electric companies such as EDF Renewable Energy 
and Just Energy to ask the Public Utility Commission to reset the pricing, 
and others have asked regulators to waive their payments until the issue 
was resolved.

“If we don’t act to stabilize things, a worst-case scenario is that people 
will go under,” Carrie Bivens, a vice president at Potomac Economics, told 
Bloomberg. “It creates a cascading effect.”

More than 4.5 million customers were left without power during the storm, 
which claimed the lives of dozens of Texans amid record freezing 
temperatures.

Four ERCOT board members resigned after coming under fire for not living 
in the state and for their handling of the power outages.



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