TEXANS Please share your experiences with TECH, during your difficult times.

[Industrial Toys]

Too bad. The world isn't about fair play and reason anymore. More about scams, corruption, angles, insider fraud and things like shorting stocks. Even when the investigators were looking into Enron, there was a four star hotel attached to the complex, but they elected to take a limousine to a five star hotel elsewhere. There simply is no shame whatsover in these individuals and no forseeable end to the corruption.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Things that are of the Internet of Things, generally don't just revert to a standalone mode. No, they tend to be right F$%$ when the Internet is not available.

 

[Diggin It]

If what I'm seeing is true, that the energy board ordered the high rate, THEY are the ones that need to pay the bills. But then again, most of the members have resigned.

 

[STx]

It's the ERCOT board members that resigned. The federal Department of Energy set the rate at $1500mwh initially and the PUC set it to $9,000mwh. ERCOT just completely mismanaged the grid and the outages.

 

[Diggin It]

TX AG files suit, claiming deceptive practices, but I'm not sure that's true:

Power Provider Griddy Sued by Texas AG for Billing 'Outrageous Amounts'

The state official alleges that Griddy violated the state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act by hiking customers' bills to cover its own failures during the extreme weather.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Diggin It]

Another high level resignation, and a bankruptcy ...

Texas top utility regulator quits in fallout over blackouts

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' top utilities regulator resigned Monday in the widening fallout from blackouts triggered by an unusually heavy and widespread winter storm that left millions in the state without power and water for days

apnews.com

 

[Industrial Toys]

Here, someone like that would leave with a Golden Handshake and impressive Pension to look forward to. Maybe a Bonus or two as well.

Little wonder things never improve when there is no accountability. Often even REWARD for corruption and criminality.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Bryan Utility filed bankruptcy to not have to pay ERCOTs invoice.
A friend's wife works for a NG plant that sells wholesale, said they sold $32 million per day for first 4 days, then broke down when it got to single digit. I wonder if they will get paid....

 

[two_bit_score]

The “Greenie” out of state, Wind and Solar promoting ERCOT members resigned and ran home like felons fleeing a crime scene.

 

[Philm56]

We are in Liberty Hill (North of Austin) and have Pedernales Elec. Coop. Have always know them to be reliable. After 2 days of rolling blackouts that we could manage, we lost power Tuesday morning. I heard the fuse blow so started trying to call then. No one would pick up the phone. Went on their automated system and reported the outage twice a day but there was no option to say "I heard the fuse blow". They finally called us back Thursday morning and asked if we still were out. They then sent a crew to check. Took them a couple of hours to figure out the poll transformer was blown too. That crew did stick with us until they had it fixed. Cell phones worked the whole time, internet (cable) worked when the power was on, water slowed to a trickle halfway through. We're all electric so were burning wood in a fire pit to melt snow for animals and what little cooking we did. Potato soup over a wood fire is awesome (sarcasm). I have stopped listening to all the spokespersons who ALL have their own agenda of ducking for cover and blaming everyone else. That includes the governor, ERCOT and PUC. I feel like the only people who didn't lie to me was that crew who came to my house to help.

We got through it even with 2 pregnant goats who thankfully waited until it was over to kid. I have ordered a PTO generator and transfer switch. They are both backordered (go figure).