It’s already happened: https://t.co/itYizbOBIq

— Ted Landau (@tedlandau) February 20, 2021

Mmmmmm, gimme some of that Green New Deal!!! $900 bucks to charge your Tesla!! Go daddy, go!! https://t.co/lYfcqSQzwQ #FoxNews

— E Van der Vliet ? ?? (@ThePBLPodcast) February 20, 2021

If this is true, this is beyond unconscionable. @GreggAbbott_Tx @tedcruz you guys need to get on this and fast. It is not the resident's fault for the power failure in #Texas during the #WinterStorm. The citizens should not pay for the state's failure. https://t.co/1TwvkRQZBv

— Ken Crow (@kwrcrow) February 20, 2021

Is Texas broken? https://t.co/ACDOeA68IW

— Molly Jong-Fast? (@MollyJongFast) February 20, 2021

"With the extreme weather, energy usage has soared, pushing up wholesale power prices to more than $9,000 per megawatt hour — compared to the seasonal average of $50 per megawatt hour." https://t.co/vuX21XCW0y

— Trev Eischen (@TrevEischen) February 19, 2021

Ouch. Texas startup offered domestic customers the opportunity to pay wholesale electricity prices for a $10/month fee. Worked fine till this week’s storm, but now they face bills of tens of thousands https://t.co/fLWYCltHDJ

— Chris Applegate (@chrisapplegate) February 20, 2021

As much as leftists hate to hear it, there are no systems better than unregulated capitalism, which is why Texans are getting $20,000 electricity bills but no electricity during a deadly freeze. https://t.co/dbsfVaSvZ5

— A.R. (Actually Republic) Moxon (@JuliusGoat) February 20, 2021

As Texas deep freeze subsides, some households now face electricity bills as high as $10,000 https://t.co/kY33q2I8tE via @nbcnews ???

— #ProgressiveParty (@GottaBernNow) February 20, 2021

Imagine getting a $10,000 power bill for a week of crappy service. This is apparently how they designed the system to "work." https://t.co/0WkZg2YTO9

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) February 20, 2021

Then, @Robogeek started asking great questions. Not sure how/why this happened. Starts at 43:37 of the stream (linked on 1st tweet of this thread), he asked the @PUCTX about the @NBCNews story that said some Tx customers would have $10,000 electric bills. https://t.co/jwAO2CU1Ha

— Doug Lewin (@douglewinenergy) February 20, 2021

New from me: people are being slapped with sky high electricity bills in TX and there is no state relief for the cost in sight https://t.co/fgiQ5CTnjo

— Leticia Miranda (@leticia) February 19, 2021

In Texas, a VACANT 2 bedroom house with all the LIGHTS OFF & thermostat set to 60° has monthly electric bills averaging $125-$150. Compare that with yours. Then decide if “electricity in Texas is cheaper.” Or, they’re just suckers for Republicanism.https://t.co/2X7lCOeiAQ

— Puesto Loco™ (@PuestoLoco) February 20, 2021

markets! we love them, folks, useful for every imaginable circumstance, literally zero downsides https://t.co/iLDwr6zFTd

— ryan cooper (@ryanlcooper) February 20, 2021

Good explainer on the new crisis hitting a growing number of Texans with variable rate energy plans.

Spoke to a Houston homeowner yesterday who typically pays around $40 in energy bills. At last check the company told her she owed them $9000. https://t.co/a1EKvZe4Ec

— Morgan Chesky (@BreakingChesky) February 20, 2021

The magic of the free market -- for-profit, unregulated, privatized, prices set by supply-and-demand -- works for oil tycoons but shafts everyone else. https://t.co/Gcth3Mn6uP

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) February 20, 2021

Some households in Texas now face electricity bills as high as $10,000 https://t.co/DODWgy1C13 via @nbcnews

— Dr. Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman) February 20, 2021

As Texas deep freeze subsides, some households now face electricity bills as high as $10,000 https://t.co/t51iKH6bbi

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) February 20, 2021

The ‘free market’ is a false god.

NBC: ‘As Texas deep freeze subsides, some households now face electricity bills as high as $10,000’ https://t.co/s0vvuz9Og0

— Jeff Strabone (@jeffstrabone) February 20, 2021

ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!
Pay for a service they're not even receiving? ??

As Texas deep freeze subsides, some households now face electricity bills as high as $10,000
https://t.co/ssnzd54g5a via @nbcnews#DemVoice1 #wtpBLUE #wtpBLUE

— JEAN ?? BLM ????‍? ?Ally (@Jean_Is_fed_up) February 20, 2021

On top of all that, a lot of people are facing electricity bills far and above what is sane. Deregulation at it's finest.https://t.co/blSKtGxmhE

— Braigwen (@Braigwen) February 20, 2021

Not only #CruzIsADisgrace...his wife is too..she works for an energy company that skyrocketed energy prices...Can you imagine a 10K bill ?https://t.co/kWElajpWem

— ThinkSmartPrepper (@SmartPrepperMom) February 20, 2021

As Texas deep freeze subsides, some households now face electricity bills as high as $10,000 https://t.co/64FVaIEDzR

— Jon Cooper ?? (@joncoopertweets) February 20, 2021

https://t.co/8SERSQmMid As Texas deep freeze subsides, some households now face electricity bills as high as $10,000

— Vincent (@Vincent_5) February 20, 2021

And consumers didn't just freeze in the dark; many are now facing catastrophic bills 4/ https://t.co/NLKrz2vwfp

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) February 20, 2021

Interesting ⁦@FT⁩ look at the massive financial casualties and windfalls in Texas this week. https://t.co/oUdXyopyoQ

— Jason Bordoff (@JasonBordoff) February 20, 2021

Bills mount in Texas power market after freeze sends prices soaring https://t.co/GIlJ9JFrCb

— Financial Times (@FT) February 20, 2021

If you are in Texas and have a variable rate electric plan...check your current bill and then turn off autopay. Who has $17000??? https://t.co/ifA0LsRepf #LoveThyNeighborTX #Snowpocalypse2021

— CHAD: A Fallout 76 Podcast ?️ 300k listens/subs (@fchadfallout76) February 20, 2021

https://t.co/4CVF6dGfIN - Stop your AUTO-DEDUCTION on your credit card; if waiting takes too long cancel the fucking card. #Fuckem first. https://t.co/TGgyTZfUJp

— Ventura4President; NO TIME TO WASTE ??⚒️☂️? (@PBratco) February 20, 2021

Texas families are being hit with mult-thousand dollar electric bills because of the winter storm. Anyone with auto-pay enabled should disable it immediately.https://t.co/x0oz6A9vNZ

— SEO-Theory.Com (@seo_theory) February 20, 2021