Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

[Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>]

Electric prices on the Texas spot market are $9,000/MWh.  Normally they 
are less than $15/MWh. During the summer months, Texas spot market prices 
have gone to zero because it has excess summertime wind turbine capacity. 
I suspect those are computer generated artificial prices, because there 
is no excess capacity for sale.  Sorta like the fake Amazon maketplace 
prices on out-of-stock products.

Netblocks is now reporting Internet outages (about 70% availability) have 
expanded across northern Mexico due to Natural Gas shortages for power 
plants in Mexico because of the demand in Texas.