On Wednesday evening, spot electricity prices topped $5,000 per megawatt-hour, up more than 200 times from Wednesday morning.

  • Texas power prices soared 20,000% Wednesday evening amid another brutal heat wave.

  • Spot electricity prices topped $5,000 per megawatt-hour, up more than 200 times from Wednesday morning.

  • The state’s grid operator issued its second-highest energy emergency, then later said conditions returned to normal.

  • @Intralexical
    7•1 year ago

    Welcome to Cascadia, land of trees, salmon, and hydroelectric dams.

    • @Fedizen
      4•1 year ago

      and while its not renewable and there’s a big question on how effectively its stored, nuclear power is sustainable.