My brother is a Griddy customer and he probably didn't realize just how high the ceiling was on wholesale electricity prices. Griddy sent out alerts a few days

My brother is a Griddy customer and he probably didn't realize just how high the ceiling was on wholesale electricity prices. Griddy sent out alerts a few days before the storm and encouraged customers to switch providers, but that of course wasn't feasible on such short notice. The electric coop in town needed about a week to activate service. He did what he could instead: turn off water, drain faucets, set thermostat as low as feasible, unplug everything, and move his family into my parents for the week. He's still looking at a colossal electricity bill this month, but thankfully nowhere near as much as this woman. The last minute escape plan worked out in the end. Not everyone in Texas had these options unfortunately.