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21. Having Griddy is like having an Adjustable Rate Mortgage. Neither are a good idea.

Wed Feb 17, 2021, 06:47 PM

Feb 2021

Cheaper while the rates are low, but when something happens, boy howdy.

These things, like reverse mortgages, should be illegal.

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"$5,152 Power Bill? Texas winter storm Hell only gets worse." [View all] sarcasmo Feb 2021 OP

Federal regulations might have helped prevent price gouging? Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #1

Freedom ain't free. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #3

This Johnny2X2X Feb 2021 #4

SOCIALISM!111!! Lock him up. Feb 2021 #6

Yee-hah! Free Market, y'all! Supply and Demand! Enjoy! (nt) mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #2

Some providers have it set up so you can check online Mariana Feb 2021 #10

Smart meters Massacure Feb 2021 #13

Griddy charges wholesale energy prices to their customers. Dustlawyer Feb 2021 #8

It sounds like they've tried to do right by their customers. Mariana Feb 2021 #11

Yes. Hortensis Feb 2021 #14

$9,000 / MW hour.... SidDithers Feb 2021 #20

Flint Johnny2X2X Feb 2021 #12

NO WAY should the U.S. pay those fictitious bills! lindysalsagal Feb 2021 #16

Texas utilities and/or the state need to dismiss these charges. intheflow Feb 2021 #17

I'm sure there will be a lawsuit over this price gouging. sarcasmo Feb 2021 #18

Our Communist Marxist Socialist government in California Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #19