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"It would take almost all of my savings if I were to pay that bill," a North Texas resident said, after receiving a bill worth nearly $14,000 for the month of February.

"Its mind-blowing. I honestly didnt believe the price at first," Royce Pierce, a 38-year-old contractor and Texas resident, said. "Its not a great feeling knowing that there is a looming bill that

Dire warnings of price hikes are coming from electricity retailers that normally offer customers low prices based on daily wholesale rates. They are telling customers to conserve or switch providers.

Some retail power companies in Texas are making an unusual plea to their customers amid a deep freeze that has sent electricity prices skyrocketing: Please, ...

Some retail power companies in Texas are making an unusual plea to their customers amid a deep freeze that has sent electricity prices skyrocketing: Please, leave us. One power supplier, Griddy, told all 29,000 of its customers that they should switch to another provider as spot electricity prices soared to as high as US$9,000 a megawatt-hour. Griddy’s customers are fully exposed to the real-time swings in wholesale power markets, so those who don’t leave soon will face extraordinarily high ...

Dire warnings of price hikes are coming from electricity retailers that normally offer customers low prices based on daily wholesale rates. They are telling customers to conserve or switch providers.

This is something you don't see everyday. A company warning you that they're about to throw a massive bill your way if you don't cancel.

Griddy takes disruption to another multilevel FacebookTwitterEmail Griddy, the California-based wholesale power retailer, entered the Houston market with its daring billboards.Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Griddy, the California-based startup that opened the wholesale electricity market to Texas consumers three years ago, is taking a page from some of its more traditional competitors and will sell power through commission-based networks. NRG Energy and Vistra, the two big...

Griddy takes disruption to another multilevel FacebookTwitterEmail Griddy, the California-based wholesale power retailer, entered the Houston market with its daring billboards.Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Griddy, the California-based startup that opened the wholesale electricity market to Texas consumers three years ago, is taking a page from some of its more traditional competitors and will sell power through commission-based networks. NRG Energy and Vistra, the two big...