Whose been governor for 6 years with two GOP senators. The state government is republican. Heck we even had the presidency and senate til 2 weeks ago. You have to ask at some point how is this the democrat’s Fault. I know we like to blame them for everything and most times it’s valid. But in Texas?????
Who is on the ERCOT board?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Reliability_Council_of_Texas
“On February 16, shortages caused the price of electricity to spike over $9000 for 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of power,[11][12][13] while the week before the lowest price of power was less than $30.”
Follow the money......................
Texas has been under complete R control since A. Richards left office this is 100% in the Rs laps. Bushie Rs and D converts like goodhair and his Rino cabel are how we got here. Placing short term profits over forcing winterize and the associated lower margins or higher tariff rates that are passed through.