21 sats \ 5 replies \ @k00b 22 Aug \ parent \ on: The Political Takeover of the Texas Electricity Market econ
It's funny that this was only two days ago because there are outages in Austin today. It's entirely reminiscent of california.
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100 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bell_curve 22 Aug
I haven't looked at the weather in Austin.
My guess is 100 F and AC overload
edit: https://x.com/austinenergy/status/1826422720474615809
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 22 Aug
Oh I guess just one part of town then.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 22 Aug
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 22 Aug
In California, peak electricity hours are 5 pm to 8 pm during summer
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford OP 22 Aug
Yep
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