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Texas power plants have no responsibility to provide electricity in emergencies

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Texas power plants have no responsibility to provide electricity in emergencies

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Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 11 months ago

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Texas power plants have no responsibility to provide electricity in emergencies, judges rule

A panel of judges has said that big power companies cannot be held liable for failure to provide electricity during the 2021 blackout. The reason is Texas’ deregulated energy market.

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hahaha “we’re going to secede” hilarious

texas’ grid sucks
- SinningStromgald@lemmy.world
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  texas~~’ grid~~ sucks
  
  FTFY

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