<div dir="auto"><div>Yet, in spite of claims of TX being an island, customers all over the country are now being forced to pay energy surcharges specifically tied to the Feb 2021 TX event. It was a line item on my last bill.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 21:03 Sean Donelan <<a href="mailto:sean@donelan.com">sean@donelan.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">"Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It."<br>
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However, Texas maintains its electric grid as an isolated island, and <br>
hasn't followed past recommendations to avoid electric grid outages.<br>
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