A Texas woman filed a class-action lawsuit this week Billion 1 billion In the loss against Gridi, A Texas electricity retailer that claims to have engaged in illegal pricing in the meantime Extensive outage Which swept across the state last week.
Houston resident Lisa Khuri sued on behalf of numerous Gridy customers who may be facing Excessive bills After a winter storm Thrown out Power for numerous residents across the state. To Khuri’s claim, Its monthly electric bills are between 200 and $ 250 this month. For the period b1 Feb. And Feb. 19, She accused Gridi Her , 9,546.
Gridy, for strangers, is a service that allows Texas residents to pay according to the company’s claims. “Wholesale rates“For electricity, other providers may charge a fixed price instead. In addition to these rates, Gridi also wants a flat rate of about $ 10. Per month for membership.
But these wholesale rates began to spike during the affected statewide outage Millions Texans, according to the lawsuit. While wholesale rates typically charge $ 50 per megawatt hour, Reuters Points out The state Public Utilities Commission has increased the cap to 9,000,000 MW per hour.
Attorney Derek Potts, who represented Khuri in the case, said the class action would be the most effective and efficient way for Gridy’s clients to come together and fight these predatory prices. “At the moment we don’t know how many people could be affected, but there are potentially thousands of customers who have received this criminal bill.”
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A tab of the company FAQ page Addresses some of the gouging claims made in the lawsuit:
On Monday, February 15, the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) cited “absolute right to ERCOT” as wholesale prices were so high that ERCOT would direct pr 9 / kWh prices unless it could manage the grid outage situation. The devastating winter storms are wreaking havoc.
Second page Griddy’s site states That company wants to fight “for and with” [its] Consumers for equity and liability will push the “political appointments” of the divine state as to why the “price increase” is undoubtedly allowed to happen. One of the worst Power outage in the history of the country.
Here Gridi’s defense claims that the company emailed its customers on February 14th.Some of these skyrocketed prices before they were charged – warning that they should try to find a fixed-rate provider in the coming days. But Khuri says this was too little, too late. By the time she received the email, the lawsuit says, she and numerous other Gridy customers were not able to make the switch, as most providers were not taking new customers during the storm.
By that time Khuri had managed to change providers on 19 February, She has already spent thousands of dollars. Other Gridy customers have reported bills wards above 5,000, Despite suffering for days without power or heat.
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