Fallout from Texas energy crisis that left millions in the dark continues
Martin Holverda/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News
(AUSTIN) — Texas lawmakers are looking to hold power companies and the executives who oversee them accountable for Texas’ recent energy catastrophe, which had deadly consequences. Millions in the state were left without heat and potable water following back-to-back winter storms.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Tuesday against utility company Griddy Energy over enormous energy bills some customers incurred as a result of the storm. Bills were allegedly as high as $9,000.
Griddy Energy charges $10 a month to allow residents to pay wholesale prices for electricity instead of a fixed rate. The wholesale prices spiked as temperatures dipped well below freezing as a result of the winter storms, leaving customers with exorbitant bills.