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by anotherQuarter 1939 days ago
Couldn’t have said it better. This was the same experience I had. Unfortunately a lot of the bad press came from examples of people who signed up and agreed to Griddy’s terms (which were super straightforward) and then acted as if they were on a fixed rate plan.

Griddy was a tiny portion of the market and the focus on them only benefits those who couldn’t keep the grid reliable and profited immensely.
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anotherQuarter 1939 days ago
can’t edit my post but to clarify: I’m NOT convinced raising prices to $9k/kwh improved the outcome of this disaster
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AniseAbyss 1939 days ago
Well to be fair its not Griddy's fault US infrastructure is a joke. Variable rates work fine when you live in a country where the electrical grid isn't neglected.
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