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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to US News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 10 months ago

Nearly 1 million in Texas still without power 5 days after Hurricane Beryl

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Nearly 1 million in Texas still without power 5 days after Hurricane Beryl

www.scmp.com

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to US News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 10 months ago
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‘The recent hurricane was only a Category 1. We will likely face more hurricanes, and they could be stronger. Are we going to have the same problems?’
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  • USSR Enjoyer@lemmygrad.ml
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    Doesn’t texas have some really stupid privatized power reseller system or something that makes its grid this dysfunctional?

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      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.

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        “A Small Price to Pay for Freedom” would be a banger line to put on a $7k electricity bill

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOP
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      It sure does, a great example of how privatizing public utilities works in practice.

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    This is a yearly thing now

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