Only the rich should have electricity in a crisis

[GWH]

The risk they take.

My power has been cut off, gas too. We learn to make better choices.

[Smyrna]

I’ve got a better idea; stop being stupid about how the electricity is supplied and allow the market forces to determine it, not the stupid ass government perpetuation their agendas. Did anyone learn anything when they witnessed Solyndra? Let the free market determine the path of our energy supplies and then more people can afford it and there’s less probability of energy outages in the future.

[PeterGriffin]

@Smyrna

I’ve got a better idea; stop being stupid about how the electricity is supplied and allow the market forces to determine it, not the stupid ass government perpetuation their agendas. Did anyone learn anything when they witnessed Solyndra? Let the free market determine the path of our energy supplies and then more people can afford it and there’s less probability of energy outages in the future

So just like Texas then.

[Munimula1]

@PeterGriffin

@Smyrna

I’ve got a better idea; stop being stupid about how the electricity is supplied and allow the market forces to determine it, not the stupid ass government perpetuation their agendas. Did anyone learn anything when they witnessed Solyndra? Let the free market determine the path of our energy supplies and then more people can afford it and there’s less probability of energy outages in the future

So just like Texas then.

I gotcha free market right here.

Griddy customer unable to switch provider stuck with $17,000 electric bill

[Smyrna]

@Munimula1

I gotcha free market right here.

Griddy customer unable to switch provider stuck with $17,000 electric bill

free market

►

• n.

An economic market in which supply and demand are not regulated or are regulated with only minor restrictions.

• n.

Any market in which trade is unregulated; an economic system free from government intervention.

[FreeAndClear]

You should read the article. It wasn’t a regulatory issue that prevented people from switching

[Scratch]

Is it a free market?..Do they have a choice of other power providers? Thats a question not sarcasm…don’t know if they do

[Smyrna]

@FreeAndClear

You should read the article. It wasn’t a regulatory issue that prevented people from switching

If there’s any reason, it isn’t free and that’s the point. If it’s truly free, you’ll end up with the best service, at the lowest possible price for that quality of service and that’s what I promote.

[PeterGriffin]

@Smyrna

If there’s any reason, it isn’t free and that’s the point. If it’s truly free, you’ll end up with the best service, at the lowest possible price for that quality of service and that’s what I promote.

It’s a free market. The market just said “no”.

I love the rhetorical knots and lengths you guys will go to and the ridiculous ■■■■ you’ll say to pretend like this wasn’t a low regulation, free market failure.

“ Ty says he tried repeatedly and was told by many prospective providers a switch would take at least a week.

“It was useless because nobody wants to take on the burden of a new client when they’re paying top dollar for power,” he said.”

[Smyrna]

@PeterGriffin

It’s a free market. The market just said “no”.

K…

[SpacemanSpiff]

@DougBH

@PeterGriffin

@DougBH

I have heard stories about this. I checked my bill on line with TXU. No…it is running about at the usual rate. I expect people are victims of some of those too good to be true contracts they were offered.

Griddy is an app/service that allows Texas residents to take advantage of the free market, unregulated spot energy market. There’s no contract with an energy company. It hunts the best spot prices for its members, even when the best spot price is enough to buy a used Subaru.

The people who signed up for that probably had no idea this could happen. Now if there was a cap to how much you pay, should some people be allowed to do that if they agreed to go without electricity when the cap is reached?
If I were strapped for money I could see doing that since I have a gas fireplace and could make it through several days without electricity. Maybe it would be a good deal for someone with a generator.
Still, its too much like having the poor do all the sacrificing during a crisis, even if it is voluntary.

Be careful. You still need electricity to move the heat from a gas furnace around the house.

[zantax]

@SpacemanSpiff

@DougBH

@PeterGriffin

@DougBH

I have heard stories about this. I checked my bill on line with TXU. No…it is running about at the usual rate. I expect people are victims of some of those too good to be true contracts they were offered.

Griddy is an app/service that allows Texas residents to take advantage of the free market, unregulated spot energy market. There’s no contract with an energy company. It hunts the best spot prices for its members, even when the best spot price is enough to buy a used Subaru.

The people who signed up for that probably had no idea this could happen. Now if there was a cap to how much you pay, should some people be allowed to do that if they agreed to go without electricity when the cap is reached?
If I were strapped for money I could see doing that since I have a gas fireplace and could make it through several days without electricity. Maybe it would be a good deal for someone with a generator.
Still, its too much like having the poor do all the sacrificing during a crisis, even if it is voluntary.

Be careful. You still need electricity to move the heat from a gas furnace around the house.

He said gas fireplace, not gas furnace.

[Munimula1]

@Smyrna

@Munimula1

I gotcha free market right here.

Griddy customer unable to switch provider stuck with $17,000 electric bill

free market

►

• n.

An economic market in which supply and demand are not regulated or are regulated with only minor restrictions.

• n.

Any market in which trade is unregulated; an economic system free from government intervention.

Yes- watch the state government scramble to change that. People are furious and afraid.

[SpacemanSpiff]

@zantax

@SpacemanSpiff

@DougBH

@PeterGriffin

@DougBH

I have heard stories about this. I checked my bill on line with TXU. No…it is running about at the usual rate. I expect people are victims of some of those too good to be true contracts they were offered.

Griddy is an app/service that allows Texas residents to take advantage of the free market, unregulated spot energy market. There’s no contract with an energy company. It hunts the best spot prices for its members, even when the best spot price is enough to buy a used Subaru.

The people who signed up for that probably had no idea this could happen. Now if there was a cap to how much you pay, should some people be allowed to do that if they agreed to go without electricity when the cap is reached?
If I were strapped for money I could see doing that since I have a gas fireplace and could make it through several days without electricity. Maybe it would be a good deal for someone with a generator.
Still, its too much like having the poor do all the sacrificing during a crisis, even if it is voluntary.

Be careful. You still need electricity to move the heat from a gas furnace around the house.

He said gas fireplace, not gas furnace.

My bad.

[Tom_Ch]

@PeterGriffin

@Smyrna

I’ve got a better idea; stop being stupid about how the electricity is supplied and allow the market forces to determine it, not the stupid ass government perpetuation their agendas. Did anyone learn anything when they witnessed Solyndra? Let the free market determine the path of our energy supplies and then more people can afford it and there’s less probability of energy outages in the future

So just like Texas then.

Market forces to determine - like Amazon, FaceBook and Twitter?

Do you know there is usually one public utility company in the city? One electric, one natural gas.