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Texas power plants have no responsibility to provide electricity in emergencies

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Texas power plants have no responsibility to provide electricity in emergencies

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Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 1 year ago

Texas power plants have no responsibility to provide electricity in emergencies, judges rule

A panel of judges has said that big power companies cannot be held liable for failure to provide electricity during the 2021 blackout. The reason is Texas’ deregulated energy market.

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texas~~’ grid~~ sucks

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