Texas Again...
Some Texans say they're getting massive electric bills following the winter storm that caused chaos throughout the state this past week.
NBC News reports that some Texans are getting bills as high as $10,000, while local ABC News affiliate WFAA in Dallas says one man's bill shows him owing more than $17,000. That's per month. How does anybody pay those kinds of rates? My bill this month was $65.15 - glad I live in the frigid Pacific Northwest - and in a three-bedroom home!
Rio told NBC News that the bill for his two-bedroom home is usually between $125 to $150 a month, but this month his bill exceeded $3,000. Rio claims the house, which is empty and for sale, only ran the heater at 60 degrees to prevent pipes from freezing, but that lights and other utilities remained turned off.
Typically, the cost runs to around $50 per megawatt used down there, but it's a lot higher these days.