On Wednesday evening, spot electricity prices topped $5,000 per megawatt-hour, up more than 200 times from Wednesday morning.

  • Texas power prices soared 20,000% Wednesday evening amid another brutal heat wave.

  • Spot electricity prices topped $5,000 per megawatt-hour, up more than 200 times from Wednesday morning.

  • The state’s grid operator issued its second-highest energy emergency, then later said conditions returned to normal.

  • fiat_lux@kbin.social
    101·
    1 year ago

    This is why poorer people bear the brunt of climate change danger. Maybe the only thing absurd about Tank Girl were the talking kangaroos.