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Texas

BillyBobBrilliant

(805 posts)

7. I live in San Antonio

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Jun 20, 2023, 11:09 PM

Jun 2023

CPS Energy has asked me twice this week to turn my A/C off between 3-6 to save energy (temps above 100F). They try to make it a game by giving a ranking as to the best out of 100 customers. We had hundreds of people die a couple of winters ago because they decided not to follow federal regulations (Texas has its own grid that the government decided to disconnect from everyone else).

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Texas calls for energy conservation as extreme heat spikes electricity demand [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 OP

What the hell. They have low taxes multigraincracker Jun 2023 #1

For relief, vote Blue. multigraincracker Jun 2023 #2

They have high property taxes. Money comes from other places Pisces Jun 2023 #3

abbott didn't fix the grid and he won't fix it. joshdawg Jun 2023 #4

Beware the Baptists like Greg. Built in White supremacy to spare. czarjak Jun 2023 #5

Didn't Carter get ripped for telling Americans to conserve energy? Probatim Jun 2023 #6

I live in San Antonio BillyBobBrilliant Jun 2023 #7

The air-conditioning went out at my middle child's house today LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 #8

Screw that. I have solar panels. Shipwack Jun 2023 #9