How high will your electricity bill be? It depends.
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An electricity power station at Dallas and Live Oak. Whether most electricity bills will go up following the recent power crisis will depend on several factors.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Power lines in Houston. Whether most electricity bills will go up following the recent power crisis will depend on several factors.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Power lines in Houston. Whether most electricity bills will go up following the recent power crisis will depend on several factors.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Griddy came to Texas to disrupt the power market, but can it survive being shaken?
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Griddy, the California-based company that is selling wholesale power to Texans, came to Texas with edge advertising and a plan to disupt power markets. It appears power markets disrupted Griddy.Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Griddy, the California-based company that is selling wholesale power to Texans, is going head to head against Reliant Energy and TXU for market share. It put up a billboard WTF Reliant on the edge of downtown off of I-10 East, near Gregg ,Monday, July 8, 2019, in Houston. Reliant is reportedly very upset about the sign that went up late last week and has told the sign company to remove it.Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Winter 2021 wrought the power crisis of a lifetime. Will it spur reform?
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West Belfort Street stretches west in the Westbury neighborhood, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Drew Thomas, center, waits outside with others to pick up takeout from a Panda Express restaurant along FM 1960. Thomas lost power and had no way to cook.Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Bright Star Solutions utility line contractors work on power lines for a nearby subdivision in Montgomery.Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Electricity grid operators in Texas knew the approaching polar vortex would test tight supplies, but they were confident the market would meet the challenge.