Houston Chronicle: Fifteen years after deregulation, should Texas revamp its power markets?
Aug 14, 2017 | News Roundup
Aug. 8 — Much like retailers that depend on a short holiday season to keep them in the black, power generators in Texas rely on the hottest days of summer, when air conditioners run flat-out, electricity supplies become short and prices in wholesale markets spike hundreds of times above their normal levels.
— Ryan Maye Handy