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LetMyPeopleVote

(145,303 posts) Thu Jan 20, 2022, 02:56 PM Jan 2022

400,000 Texas homes and businesses could lose power over financial dispute between energy companies

Kelcy Warren gave a ton of money to Greg Abbott

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With freezing weather sweeping into Texas late this week, subsidiaries for a major pipeline company are threatening to cut off natural gas to the state’s largest power generator — which could impact the electricity supply for hundreds of thousands of customers — over a financial dispute stemming from last February’s deadly winter storm.

Vistra Corp. subsidiary Luminant on Wednesday asked the Railroad Commission of Texas, which regulates the state’s oil and gas industry, to prevent Energy Transfer LP from cutting off fuel to five Vistra power plants, which produce enough electricity to power 400,000 Texas homes, businesses and critical infrastructure such as hospitals and schools.

Railroad Commission officials have not responded to questions about whether the agency will act.

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400,000 Texas homes and businesses could lose power over financial dispute between energy companies (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 OP

Did they think Republicans would fix this problem? 😂😂😂 live love laugh Jan 2022 #1

Energy Transfer is run by Kelcy Warren, who donated $1 million to Gov. Abbott's LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 #2

This is what Republican government gets you bottomofthehill Jan 2022 #3

Are they hyping the 'storm' to drive the bribe? Budi Jan 2022 #4

OMG!! I can't figure this out! LeftInTX Jan 2022 #6

I see South Tx has a big coastal ice storm looming Budi Jan 2022 #7

What???? LeftInTX Jan 2022 #8

LOL. jfc. Weather channel shows ice for coastal Tx into La.. Budi Jan 2022 #9

South Texans are weird when it comes to winter weather LeftInTX Jan 2022 #10

True! They like high heat more than cold. Budi Jan 2022 #11

The rich, the dumb, Republicans! czarjak Jan 2022 #5

Texas pipeline company walks back threat to cut off gas to power plants LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 #12

live love laugh

(13,118 posts)

1. Did they think Republicans would fix this problem? 😂😂😂

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Jan 20, 2022, 03:01 PM

Jan 2022

When are people going to learn that greedy Republicans don’t care about them?

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,303 posts)

2. Energy Transfer is run by Kelcy Warren, who donated $1 million to Gov. Abbott's

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Jan 20, 2022, 03:02 PM

Jan 2022

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bottomofthehill

(8,333 posts)

3. This is what Republican government gets you

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Jan 20, 2022, 03:15 PM

Jan 2022

There are few options, none easy
Vote them out
Move

Budi

(15,325 posts)

4. Are they hyping the 'storm' to drive the bribe?

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Jan 20, 2022, 03:31 PM

Jan 2022

Last night & today's wind is cold, but looks to be warming.

LeftInTX

(25,368 posts)

6. OMG!! I can't figure this out!

Reply to Budi (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 20, 2022, 06:07 PM

Jan 2022

They shut schools for the first time ever in San Antonio for nothing....

They always wait until 5:00 am, unless the weather is extremely bad. They shut all the schools at 5 pm yesterday and I'm like, "huh?"..It never got below freezing...The air is too dry for precip....

Budi

(15,325 posts)

7. I see South Tx has a big coastal ice storm looming

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 20, 2022, 07:28 PM

Jan 2022

This must be what they're talking about.
Snowing in Amarillo too.
Not sure of how long the freezing temps will last or if its just overnight.
This is weird.

Maybe they'll hype the "storm", then Abbott will make a deal & save the State from a pending grid disaster. He'll campaign on it!
Aaaaghhh 🤬

It's a big State.
Ugh.

LeftInTX

(25,368 posts)

8. What????

Reply to Budi (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 20, 2022, 08:29 PM

Jan 2022

It's gonna get down to 30 in my neighborhood tonight and will warm up by 9 am.

This is a "cover your plants" and "bring in your pets" event.

Budi

(15,325 posts)

9. LOL. jfc. Weather channel shows ice for coastal Tx into La..

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 20, 2022, 08:35 PM

Jan 2022

that's all there is. Maybe its overnight?

All I see is someone creating a narrative out of a possible ice storm in one localized area of Tx, to advance a political agenda, to cover someone's ass for last yr's fk-up, so it looks favorable for his upcoming campaign.

Guess if this 'storm' fizzles out there's always the possibility they'll get lucky & another one will come along.

That's all I got.

LeftInTX

(25,368 posts)

10. South Texans are weird when it comes to winter weather

Reply to Budi (Reply #9)

Fri Jan 21, 2022, 12:23 AM

Jan 2022

I'm from Wisconsin.

I could not believe that someone turned their water main off over this, but they did..LOL!

She turned her water main off last night...SMH...

I think the actions of South Texans probably make more news than the weather itself!

Heat and drought for months on end does not faze them, I think they like it...

Budi

(15,325 posts)

11. True! They like high heat more than cold.

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #10)

Fri Jan 21, 2022, 12:32 AM

Jan 2022

I see on tonight's weather, there's winter storm advisories for far sw corner of Tx.
Corpus to San Antonia area, then moving east into rain. It'll change in a few days.
Think its coming from New Mexico.
Not sure how cold it'll get or for how long.
Looks like 30-40's for a few days .

Good to have a heads-up for that area anyway.

czarjak

(11,278 posts)

5. The rich, the dumb, Republicans!

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Jan 20, 2022, 03:42 PM

Jan 2022

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,303 posts)

12. Texas pipeline company walks back threat to cut off gas to power plants

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jan 22, 2022, 02:08 AM

Jan 2022

Energy Transfer is backing off. Cutting off customers during a cold snap would hurt Warren's investment in Greg

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After threatening to cut off fuel to roughly a third of the power plants owned by Texas’ biggest power generator, a major pipeline company said Thursday it will continue selling natural gas to the plants through the end of March. But the companies have still not resolved their underlying financial dispute stemming from last February’s deadly winter storm.

Energy Transfer LP subsidiaries walked back their threat after Luminant, a Vistra Corp. subsidiary, on Wednesday asked state regulators to prevent the pipeline company from cutting off fuel to five Vistra power plants, which produce enough electricity to power 400,000 Texas homes, businesses and critical infrastructure such as schools and hospitals.

The pipeline companies had told Vistra that gas would stop flowing to the power plants on Monday unless Vistra paid Energy Transfer $21.6 million that they claim Vistra owes them, according to Vistra’s complaint to the Railroad Commission of Texas, which regulates the state’s oil and gas industry.

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