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Griddy customers face $5,000 electric bills for 5 freezing days in Texas In our deregulated market, Griddy and some other power suppliers charge customers wholesale variable rates. Those plans are relatively new — and left customers frustrated after the storm. DeAndré Upshaw shows a $5,000 bill from Griddy on his cellphone for his 900-square-foot apartment in Dallas on Friday.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer) Some Texans are facing yet another crisis: how to pay enormous electric bills. T...

Dallas resident says he was charged nearly $7,000 on electric bill DeAndre Upshaw on February 20. CNN via Skype Dallas resident DeAndre Upshaw says it was “very shocking” when he saw that he was charged nearly $7,000 on his electricity bill.  “While Im trying to get gas and groceries and make sure that my pipes dont explode, the last thing Im thinking about is a $7,000 bill from my utility company,” Upshaw told CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield.  Upshaw said he attempted to switch his e...