(NPR) After Days Of Mass Outages, Some Texas Residents Now Face Huge Electricity Bills

After Days Of Mass Outages, Some Texas Residents Now Face Huge Electricity Bills

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Power lines near Houston on Feb. 16, 2021. Some residents of Texas are facing enormous power bills after wholesale prices for electricity skyrocketed amid a massive grid failure.



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After Days Of Mass Outages, Some Texas Residents Now Face Huge Electricity Bills

Texas allows companies to sell electricity at wholesale prices. When the price of electricity skyrocketed last week, that meant exorbitant bills for many residents who had been trying to save money.