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A major watchdog says data centers are wreaking havoc on North America's power grid
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this post was submitted on 11 May 2026
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Utility_Commission_of_Texas
Did you even care to read that article?
What do you think "investor-owned electric utilities" means? My WHOLE FUCKING POINT is that "competition" and "investor-owned" in the context of public utilities and services kills people.
Here, have a Wikipedia article;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture
Maybe Texans should elect someone who won't appoint stooges to the PUC
Maybe the United States should pass laws that force public utilities to be owned by the public and operated as a nonprofit?