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This article was disappointing. It provided 0 information about whether or not the deregulation was the cause for the increased prices. The headline could have
by tryptophan 6y ago
This article was disappointing. It provided 0 information about whether or not the deregulation was the cause for the increased prices.
The headline could have just as easily been "Texas electric bills were 28B higher as adoption of EVs increased(or any other thing that has changed since 16 years ago)".
- freeone3000 6y agoYou can compare against the rate of increase of US East or US West. An apples-to-apples of SPP (in East) vs ERCOT puts SPP at $5/MWh cheaper.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoIt's a filler piece that's there to collect the easy clicks and following ad dollars from the people who see a title who confirms their biases. Based on the title I knew there was a high risk of it being nothing and I clicked anyway. So I guess it did confirm my biases in an edge-case sort of way.