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“We are nearing a failed state in Texas. And it has nothing to do with God, or natural disasters. It has everything to do with the leadership and those in the positions of public trust who have failed us,” says Beto O’Rourke amid Texas’ latest crisis: massive power outages.
Wednesday, February 17th 2021 at 4:23PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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It's disgusting to politicize such misery and death Ron. But you did it with the Wuhan virus so why should we be surprised.
Wednesday, February 17th 2021 at 11:08PM
Steve Williams
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The reason why Texas is going through this power loss is because of "Deregulation." Can't you see Steve, all of these recent deaths could have been avoided if you were concerned about the people instead of profit?
Thursday, February 18th 2021 at 9:21AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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People are responsible for their own welfare Ron. Those who weren't prepared paid the price. It's disgusting the money MSNBC are rolling in over such human misery. Obviously, it's never happened to YOU. You must be a horrible human being.
Thursday, February 18th 2021 at 7:16PM
Steve Williams
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I see when you don’t have an answer to a very simple question, you want to try your best to make your reply personal.
Can't you see Steve, all of these recent deaths could have been avoided if you were concerned about the people instead of profit?
Steve, The reason why Texas is going through this power loss is because of "Deregulation. here's what is happening to the people in Texas.
Real-time wholesale market prices on the power grid operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) were more than $9,000 per megawatt hour late Monday morning, compared with pre-storm prices of less than $50 per megawatt hour, according to ERCOT data and you will be stuck paying that high as- B ILL.
Steve, can you say "DEREGULATION?"
Thursday, February 18th 2021 at 10:43PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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You have no understanding of Texas Ron. Just like you have no understanding of 1/6, just like you have no understanding of Jacob Blake.
Friday, February 19th 2021 at 8:52AM
Steve Williams
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Steve, I can understand what I read:
What has sent Texas reeling is not an engineering problem, nor is it the frozen wind turbines blamed by prominent Republicans. It is a financial structure for power generation that offers no incentives to power plant operators to prepare for winter. In the name of deregulation and free markets, critics say, Texas has created an electric grid that puts an emphasis on cheap prices over reliable service.
Here's my proof Steve. Washington Post Business - The Texas grid got crushed because its operators didn’t see the need to prepare for cold weather https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/20...
This is how I got a better understanding to what is happening in the state of Texas, you need to try it "READ."
Friday, February 19th 2021 at 9:33AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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If what you read were reliable you'd be okay Ron. But answers don't happen instantaneously except for FOLKS like you who can't seem to spare the time.
Friday, February 19th 2021 at 10:59AM
Steve Williams
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Where are your FACTS that you have to refute the truth of this article? Steve, all I see a poor little person without a leader, now you will say anything to protect your fragile feelings which are based on LIES.
The Truth is in front of you Steve. Just "Click It, Read It and report here with your comments, is just that simple.
Friday, February 19th 2021 at 12:26PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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Don't be absurd Ron.
Friday, February 19th 2021 at 1:27PM
Steve Williams
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Also, why should I care whether the Democrats or the Republicans fuked up? Why should you care Ron? One thing I do know, Biden is going to fuk everything up.
Friday, February 19th 2021 at 1:31PM
Steve Williams
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The reason why I care Steve is, this is the country I gave my service to. I want to see this country, live up to its ceed "That all men are created equal. Is anything WRONG with that?
Friday, February 19th 2021 at 2:15PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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If that were true Ron, you wouldn't overlook the media's milking the story.
Friday, February 19th 2021 at 7:32PM
Steve Williams
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Yes Steve, it is apart of my life history, I am Proud to be a Veteran era Veteran.
Steve, What I saw and heard came directly out of the mouth of X-45 which was LIES, that you wanted to believe and act on.
Now let us get back to the topic of Beto: ‘We Are Nearing A Failed State In Texas’ Thanks To GOP Leadership‘
Steve, Steve, can you say "DEREGULATION?"
This is the outcome of DEREGULATION in The State of Texas.
Friday, February 19th 2021 at 9:31PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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Whatever Ron. I think you're just a fish wife gossip.
Saturday, February 20th 2021 at 12:41AM
Steve Williams
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NO, It is NOT a WHATEVER moment Steve. I asked you, can you say "DEREGULATION?" Because that is what happened in the case of Texas power outage for millions of American people.
Steve, that happened regardless, to what you think.
Saturday, February 20th 2021 at 8:54AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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When did Texas deregulate?
Saturday, February 20th 2021 at 10:16AM
Steve Williams
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You do remember this story Steve? Back on January 1, 2002, when Electricity deregulation in Texas, approved by Texas Senate Bill 7. Now I want you to look up this date and you to will find my proof of the TRUTH about Electricity deregulation in Texas, to answer your question Steve.
Electricity deregulation in Texas, approved by Texas Senate Bill 7 on January 1, 2002, called for the creation of the Electric Utility Restructuring Legislative Oversight Committee to oversee implementation of the bill.[disputed – discuss] According to the law, deregulation would be phased in over several years.
As a result, 85% of Texas power consumers (those served by a company not owned by a municipality or a utility cooperative) could choose their electricity service from a variety of retail electric providers (REPs), including the incumbent utility. The incumbent utility in the area still owns and maintains the local power lines (and is the company to call in the event of a power outage) and was not subject to deregulation. Customers served by cooperatives or municipal utilities could choose an alternate REP only if the utility has opted in to deregulation; to date,[when?] only the area served by the Nueces Electric Cooperative has chosen to opt in.
Since 2002, approximately 85% of commercial and industrial consumers have switched power providers at least once. Approximately 40% of residential consumers in deregulated areas have switched from the former incumbent provider to a competitive REP. REPs providing service in the state include: AmeriPower, TriEagle Energy, Acacia Energy, Ambit Energy, Breeze Energy, Bulb Energy, Clearview Energy, Green Mountain Energy, Conservice Energy, Iluminar Energy, Now Power, Snap Energy, Entrust Energy, Bounce Energy, Champion Energy, Shnye Energy, Cirro Energy, Direct Energy, Dynowatt, First Texas Energy Corporation, Frontier Utilities, Gexa Energy, Glacial Energy, Just Energy, Kinetic Energy, Mega Energy, APG&E, Adjacent Energy, Spark Energy, StarTex Power, Stream Energy, Tech Electricity, Texas Power, TXU Energy, XOOM Energy and 4Change Energy.
According to a 2014 report by the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power (TCAP), "deregulation cost Texans about $22 billion from 2002 to 2012. And residents in the deregulated market pay prices that are considerably higher than those who live in parts of the state that are still regulated. For example, TCAP found that the average consumer living in one of the areas that opted out of deregulation, such as Austin and San Antonio, paid $288 less in 2012 than consumers in the deregulated areas."
Electricity prices
Although a desired effect of competition is to lower electricity rates, the residential rate for electricity increased seven times in the four years after deregulation. Nationwide data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration[7] shows that Texas' electric prices did rise above the national average immediately after deregulation from 2003 to 2009, but from 2010 to 2015, prices dropped significantly below the national average price per kWh, with a total cost of $0.0863 per kWh in Texas in 2015 vs. $0.1042 nationally, or 17 percent lower in Texas. Between 2002-2014 the total cost to Texas consumers is estimated to be $24B, an average of $5,100 per household more than comparable markets under state regulation.
Here's my proof of "DEREGULATION" of The electric gride in The Lone Star State of Texas, now where is yours?
Saturday, February 20th 2021 at 11:15AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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My question is, how did deregulation WORK for 19 years if it's such a bad thing?
Saturday, February 20th 2021 at 1:21PM
Steve Williams
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