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Economics Discuss As Texas Freezes, Jerry Jones Does What He’s Always Done at the Political Forums; https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/02/19/je...s-power-crisis Sports Illustrated story Michael Rosenberg Feb 19, 2021 As Texas Freezes, Jerry Jones Does What He’s Always Done The ... |
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![]() I just looked up the company (Comstock Resources Inc.) and see that there are AT LEAST 4 other energy companies Comstock competes with that have higher revenue than Comstock's $255M...
![]() Did the author check up on these companies and see if there are price increases as well?...Are they commensurate?...If at all?... We'll never know...This was just another "hate the rich" piece... ![]()
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![]() yeah people were happy I guess with their deregulated energy.
But typical bill that was 33 dollars same time last year was $700 this time and the power was still shut off. There's talk of some people having several thousand dollar bills. But as former gov Perry says, a least they're free.
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He says the gas bill has gone up a bit since last year but your example is not reflective of reality. Besides, virtually no one has received a bill since the cold snap current crisis created the fuel and power shortage. So from where did you get those figures? It would be so helpful if you would bring some real facts to your arguments.
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but yeah no. windmills make up 13-23% of the stand alone Texas grid that El Paso and one other city chose not to be a part of. all the generators froze. natural gas was the biggest problem, but yes all of it froze. It wasn't winterized and Texas isn't on a normal grid to pull power from other states. and Texas does not have rules on how their own grid is managed.
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Texas is an exporter of energy. Texas Coal Commission, which is not part of the Texas government, actually sets the volume of oil and gas mined. Thereby controlling the supply of crude and fuels. And Texas can cut the chord to all other states if and when it wants to. Because traditionally, it is normally energy independent. But it didn't. I know because Springfield MO, where I was hunkered down, suffered power loss and had rolling blackouts. Much of the power that stayed on came out of Texas. You are right at 13% about the amount of wind mill energy on the grid. Keep in mind several natural gas turbine plants shut down as well. But that deficiency was all it took for the power deficit during the crisis. Money that could have been spent on expanding proven technology was redirected by political decisions made outside of Texas. Mot one windmill in the world has yet paid for the cost of its erection. And not one has been a reliable source of power when the wind is fickle. The economics were explained at the time. They still are the same. Political choices over common sense just to be green. Politically correct but,,,;Foolish. And you put the blame on Governor Perry who actually had no choice to do otherwise. To promote and do what was practical and proven. As for who controls the power production in Texas, it isn't the government but private utilities. And the BOD of the Texas Power commission has been called for resignations and and inquiry. So stop blaming the government just because in Texas it is primarily red. It doesn't matter who in in the governor's mansion, the power commission is independent. The big money, like T Boone Pickens, who could have put up more windmills, didn't do so because it wasn't practical. It still isn't. Proof is in the pudding dearie. A thousand windmills at over $3 million apiece couldn't produce the energy that five power plants at half that cost could have done. As much sun as Texas receives, the solar panels failed in the blizzard. And they don't work in the dead cold of night when the residents really needed the power. The last people you would blame are the greenies that created the mess. Colour me surprised.
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"But for oil and gas producers that have managed to keep production going, this is proving to be a big payday. Jerry Jones, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Cowboys, appears to be one of the beneficiaries.So most likely he knew. I doubt he missed this call or unmentioned similar calls/notifications earlier. But Also, there's no record he has any complaints or directed the company to do otherwise. PLUS let's say you're right, it's not "Jerry Jones", it's just the company running wild. Does that make the price increases any better if nameless Owners, Members ,CEOs or CFOs did it?
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And that the company did wisely create some reserves for the winter. So "new" pricing was not needed just a windfall/tragic opportunity.
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