Doesn't everyone have a higher energy bill in the winter, especially during these deep freezes?
I don't have renewable energy or gas and my electric always goes up in the winter. I lived in a house with natural gas heat for years and it was still always more expensive in the winter.
They don't know this? Or are they just playing dumb?
I live in a state that is known for experiencing all four seasons in a week tbh. We have distinct winter, spring, summer and fall. It does get cold here and we see snowfall at least once a year. But it's also hot as hell in the spring and summer and our winters are usually only bitter cold for a few weeks. The rest of the time it's chilly cold but not bundle up head to toe cold.
But you're correct, our electric bills do tend to go up in the winter. They also go sky high in the summer. We live for spring and fall when we have a few weeks of reprieve from high energy bills.
Doesn't everyone have a higher energy bill in the winter, especially during these deep freezes?
I don't have renewable energy or gas and my electric always goes up in the winter. I lived in a house with natural gas heat for years and it was still always more expensive in the winter.
They don't know this? Or are they just playing dumb?
That’s because you probably live somewhere it’s typically cold.
In the hotter states electricity consumption normally goes down in winter because the ac is off and it’s not cold enough most days to use a heater.
In fact, a couple power plants in Texas are down right now for maintenance because typically this is the best time to do it
I live in a state that is known for experiencing all four seasons in a week tbh. We have distinct winter, spring, summer and fall. It does get cold here and we see snowfall at least once a year. But it's also hot as hell in the spring and summer and our winters are usually only bitter cold for a few weeks. The rest of the time it's chilly cold but not bundle up head to toe cold.
But you're correct, our electric bills do tend to go up in the winter. They also go sky high in the summer. We live for spring and fall when we have a few weeks of reprieve from high energy bills.
Still does not excuse ERCOT for intentionally ignoring storm warnings two days prior to the cold snap, they did this on purpose.