182 How do electricity bills go up when the power is out? posted 54 days ago by StartAgain 54 days ago by StartAgain +182 / -0 Does anyone know? Sorry, I'm just embarrassed because I'm young & don't know how these things work yet 28 comments share 28 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (28) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 6 ▼ – jerrymesa 6 points 54 days ago +6 / -0 Called supply and demand. The more something is in demand, as limited power during the Texas outage, rates skyrocket. It's called "price gouging" and is illegal. This has used before involving gasoline prices during shortages. permalink save report block reply
Called supply and demand. The more something is in demand, as limited power during the Texas outage, rates skyrocket. It's called "price gouging" and is illegal. This has used before involving gasoline prices during shortages.