Posted on 02/19/2021 9:08:06 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
As the Texas power grid collapsed under a historic winter storm, Jose Del Rio of Haltom City, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, saw the electricity bill on a vacant two-bedroom home he is trying to sell slowly creep up over the past two weeks. Typically, the bill is around $125 to $150 a month, he said. But his account has already been charged about $630 this month — and he still owes another $2,600.
“If worse comes to worst, I have the ability to put it on a credit card or figure something out," Del Rio said. ”There is no one living in that house. All the lights are off. But I have the air at 60 because I don’t want the pipes to freeze.”
When he contacted Griddy, his electric company, they advised him to switch providers, Del Rio said.
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Z VACANT 2 bedroom home with power bill of $250 a month????
WHAT FOR???
I have 3/2 home in N Nevada high desert—cold in winter—hot in summer—and I have been here over 16 years.
Power bills are UNDER $100 monthly. Current one= $62.31.
On a nice spring day, you could take an Uber from lower to upper Manhattan for about $20. But if it was pouring rain, it would suddenly be $40 or more just to go a few blocks.
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