ERCOT asks Texans to conserve energy for third straight day

www.fox4news.com ERCOT asks Texans to conserve energy for third straight day

ERCOT is asking Texans to save energy Saturday afternoon and evening to help the state's power grid. It's the third straight day Texas' power grid operator has asked people to conserve energy.

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Ercot asks this every other day now. Maybe they should address the root problems instead. Like having lousy transmission lines that can’t handle all the renewable energy that’s being generated across the state.
- ERCOT doesn't have the power to do what you're saying they should do
  
  they don't even have the power to keep the grid going
  
  They are not the grid operator? Explain please.
- "But that's commie energy!"
Texans should ask that they invest in their infrastructure to meet the demands.
- Texas: We have heard your desire, and have built a new coal generator plant, without any of those woke "pollution filters."
  
  It can produce electricity at temperatures as low as 45 degrees!
What exactly are the citizens of Texas getting from their tax dollars?
- 💀
  
  The wealthy pay less taxes than states like CA that have progressive taxes. The middle class pays more. They have shifted taxes down. Then they pay outlets like Fox to rant on CA taxes.
  
  They also have far less services. This shows up in stats like infant mortality rates.
  
  Texans pay more taxes than Californians
- They're hurting minorities and poor people! Do you not see how Great that is!?
- Over time they pay more than customers in other states. It is a way for private companies to capture profits from monopoly utilities.
  
  https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-electric-bills-were-28-billion-higher-under-deregulation-11614162780
This is normal in MO as well.
- I loved those energy rush hour notifications for my thermostat over the last week. Go ahead, set my AC to 80. It was 85 in my apartment, so it still ran anyway.
  
  Wait. They can control your AC?
- From MO, never happened to me

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