I didn’t hear about this change in electric pricing until after the blackouts were over and electricity was restored, mostly because I didn’t have hardly any in

I didn’t hear about this change in electric pricing until after the blackouts were over and electricity was restored, mostly because I didn’t have hardly any internet access during the storm. Was my demand supposed to decrease? Because every time the power came on my heat was on max and I would charge as much stuff as possible, boil water, etc. because I had no idea when I’d have power again.