@M1cha3lo0o : This is exactly what we experienced over here.

@M1cha3lo0o : @ParksideRes : @TexanFan1 : Wait till you get a load of this...
My boy in Fredericksburg sent me this article last night:
www.houstonchronicle .com/business/energy /article/Texas-power -retailers-to-c
Basically, they're planning on charging 9k a megawatt hour. Which is 1000 kwhs. I don't know about you, but my power is way over 1000 kwhs a month.

@ParksideRes : ERCOT isn't telling anyone much (******s). I also just learned several chair members live out of state! I trust that the citizens of Texas will get to the bottom of this.

@eighteen : Well, they obviously ain't Yankees, cuz we'd a seen the issue with the weatherproofing right away. Yes, Texas does not normally have that kind of weather, but it certainly isn't unprecedented. I think the last case was 1989. When it comes to people's lives, you try to prepare for all eventualities. Even if they are unlikely.

@Vinbert : Chairman is from Michigan

Note:
I also don't like these slab foundations.

@ParksideRes : Sounds to me like a just in it "for profit" non profit. Did he buy his way on the board?

@Vinbert : who knows. The winterization problem had been well documented and understood for decades. The furthest they got was "encouraged" instead of "required"
Deregulation!

@ParksideRes : Let's kick their ****.

@Vinbert : Seems that's what they'd do. Apparently something similar happened in 2011. Abbott did his job short of making mandates, so the system he put in place failed. Not saying it is solely his fault, he did try.

@eighteen : I don't recall a similar issue in 2011. But my memory could be faulty. However, shouldn't it have been mandated, especially if there was an incident? If so, then as Yoda says

@Vinbert : I don't recall the incident myself. However, I agree, should've been mandated, not supplied and suggested the system be used, smh. Those companies they had the extra generators should've been on the ball as soon as this Arctic Blast was projected.

Hey y'all, I found this interesting:
"The ERCOT Board elected Talbert and Cramton to serve in their leadership positions just over a week ago on Feb. 9. Talbert began serving as an "unaffiliated" director on the ERCOT Board on Jan. 1, 2021, and Cramton served as an "unaffiliated" director since October 2015, according to an ERCOT press release.Other ERCOT board members who records indicate live out-of-state include:Terry Bulger, who lives in in Wheaton, Ill., according to the ERCOT website.
Raymond Hepper was listed as a retired general counsel and officer for a New England company. Records indicate he now lives in Maine.
Vanessa Anesetti-Parra was listed as serving as vice president of regulatory and compliance for an energy company. A social media page lists her home as Toronto."
www.khou.com/article /news/local/five-erc ot-board-members-liv e-out-of-state-
So, they just put these people in place a week ago? At least the top 2 positions? I think our problem is with whoever was doing it BEFORE that.

@M1cha3lo0o : Sounds almost like mine, except it went off again @ 6:30 tonight and back on 2 hours later and is still on at the moment. Each time it goes off, the time is shorter before it comes back on again, thank goodness!
Has you walking around your house, afraid to exhale.
Wouldn't it be nice if the greedy clueless b******s at least gave us a schedule? But we're the lowly peasants who don't deserve to know anything....just send our money!