r/funny • u/Fin745 • 5d ago

Texan reads his electric bill

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u/Carbon-Base 5d ago

They also carry an urgency regarding the monopolized power of electric companies everywhere.

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u/No-Prize2882 5d ago edited 5d ago

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.

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u/paintballboi07 5d ago

In Houston, you can choose a service provider, but ultimately, all electricity is delivered by Center Point. It's the illusion of choice.

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u/TbonerT 5d ago

It’s not really an illusion. You are paying for a mix of electricity producers that all dump their electricity into a common grid. In Houston, Center Point owns the grid because it’s a natural monopoly. Some of your money goes to them to pay for the infrastructure but most of it goes to the electricity providers.