One organization helping Texans pay their electric bills said the average household was $1,400 behind.
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Texans also self-reported that months of extreme weather made it more difficult to pay their power bills. Texas is one of about two dozen states that have a so-called deregulated energy market. It was, at the time when Texas lawmakers established it,The first is overseeing the grid, which manages 90% of the state’s electricity and serves about 26 million Texans. The grid obtains power from many sources, including oil and natural gas, coal, wind, and solar. Recently, the grid has also
For example, Texans felt the brunt of the rate hikes during Winter Storm Uri in 2021, when the wholesale price of a kilowatt hourA spokesperson for ERCOT said it is not responsible for how much electric retailers charge their customers. When the demand on the grid outweighs the amount of electricity the sources of power can generate, “the wholesale cost of energy could increase as more expensive generation would be required” to keep up, they said.
When families find themselves in a precarious financial position, they often wait until they are at a breaking point, said Sara Aguilar, executive director of Odessa Catholic Charities.That’s how Judy Ann Marquez felt when financial instability arrived at her doorstep. Last year in October, the 62-year-old took custody of her niece’s child, whose parents were unable to do so. Marquez said she quit her job as a cashier when her employer reduced her hours.
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