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Shell_Seas

(3,407 posts) Sat Jul 13, 2024, 10:13 PM Jul 13

Profits Over People: The Deadly Cost of Texas' Deregulated Energy Market

From Winter Storm Uri to Hurricane Beryl, the Texas energy market produces a pattern of failures.

https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/profits-over-people-the-deadly-cost

This morning, it was reported that three heat-related deaths had occurred in Houston due to power outages caused by Hurricane Beryl. The situation in Harris County is reminiscent of what we saw under Winter Storm Uri. There are still 576,000 homes without power, and we’re seeing reports of Houstonians sleeping in their cars to escape the heat as the outrage grows. While the temperatures have dropped slightly, they are still in the 90s.

Now, we’re hearing reports of angry people with guns pulling them on CenterPoint employees.

How is Texas the world’s energy capital, yet its biggest city has hundreds of thousands of people without power for five days?
The math ain’t mathing.

Where are the leaders of Texas while all of this is going on?

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Profits Over People: The Deadly Cost of Texas' Deregulated Energy Market (Original Post) Shell_Seas Jul 13 OP

The "leaders" of texas BOSSHOG Jul 13 #1

They can boo hoo and pass the blame until the cows come home, but the fact remains Firestorm49 Jul 14 #2

BOSSHOG

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1. The "leaders" of texas

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2024, 10:21 PM

Jul 13

Are mustering in their bunker working on the PR. All liberals fault according to members of the party of responsibility. Elect trump and heritage and this will never happen again. We need conservative values and common sense solutions. Even though it’s a state thing. Oh never mind.

Firestorm49

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2. They can boo hoo and pass the blame until the cows come home, but the fact remains

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2024, 10:18 AM

Jul 14

that the electrical grid in the Longhorn state has been a shambles for years and nobody with any degree of influence has done squat about it. I feel bad for the victims of this paperless crime. This issue should have been resolved years ago but as usual, big money talks, the electorate walks.

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