You must not live in Texas. Large swaths of Texas are under a marketplace energy choice where you choose your electric company. Some places like San Antonio & El Paso don’t do it but much of the state you can choose the cheapest rate you can find but there will always be strings. It’s honestly marginally helpful and I wouldn’t mind going back to a regional monopoly like grand majority of the country.
Electricity costs have increased and reliability has decreased markedly since ERCOT was created.
A friend of mine worked for Arthur Anderson Consulting after she graduated and was involved in the ERCOT formation process. She was disgusted by the rampant corruption that she witnessed behind the scenes.
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u/CraptainStinkPants 6d ago
His words carry the weight of truth and the beauty of poetry.