[fat_pikachu]

> This crisis in Texas is also a good argument for why price gouging during a shortage doesn’t work the way anti-regulatory advocates said it would.

There's no way to make that judgement until we see some actual metrics instead of anecdotes. It's possible this could have been worse without increased prices.

[ashtonkem]

There is a way to make that judgement; areas with a different regulatory structure didn’t have blackouts as long or as severe.