> to avoid the regulation that would have helped stop this
Actually it was the regulators themselves who were responsible: the Public Utility Commission of Texas - the government organization that is explicitly set up to prohibit price gouging - deliberately set the price to the highest possible price for the entirety of the storm.
Actually it was the regulators themselves who were responsible: the Public Utility Commission of Texas - the government organization that is explicitly set up to prohibit price gouging - deliberately set the price to the highest possible price for the entirety of the storm.