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Why some Texas residents are ending up with $5,000 electric bills after the winter storms

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今日の英語の習慣化の題材は..
地球寒冷化(現在、地球は歴史年表上、氷河期に有り、その中でも21世紀は間氷期に位置し少し暖かい氷河期ですが)に進んでおり、米国Dallas、TX(テキサス州)では、稀に見るWeather Stormに見舞われ、電気代が、所によって1000ドル/日を越えるような請求がなされていると言う事態が勃発...

日本でもCoronaヒストリー現象も起こり、地球は一体どこへ向かっているやら?

 

Some Texans were billed $1,000 a day for electricity last week, The Dallas Morning Newsreported.
Some state residents have their home and office bills tied to wholesale electricity prices.
The wholesale price of electricity surged 10,000% as demand increased and supply fell offline.
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Some Texas residents are facing a new obstacle after last week's winter storms: electricity bills over $5,000 for less than a week's worth of energy.

While millions of people in the state endured lengthy stretches without power last week, other customers are seeing the eye-popping, five-figure power bills because their plans are tied to the wholesale market rate. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, some residents described being hit with $1,000-a-day charges for electricity, The Dallas Morning News reported. Residents have used social media or other means to show $5,000 bills — or more — over a period of about five days.