Griddy Pro is the MLM arm of Griddy, a wholesale electricity retailer.

One the concerns raised in our
Griddy Pro review
late last year was having to keep track of fluctuating rates.

If a Griddy customer wasn’t paying attention, they could easily rack up huge bills due to price spikes.

One historical example was a customer being charged $350 over eight days.

With Texas’ Winter Storm Uri this year, turns out that was just the tip of the iceberg.

You’ve probably seen in your local news Texas’ recent cold snap. In a nutshell a state used to mild winters at best went into full-blown apocalyptic ice age, resulting in widespread devastation.

Part of that devastation was Texas’ power-grid, which failed miserably.

Rolling blackouts caused by a lack of supply saw energy rates soar, eventually hitting a state-imposed cap.

Griddy Pro’s business model revolves around providing customers with a variable rate which, under ideal circumstances, is
supposed
to save customer’s money.

Texas’ wild weather instead
pushed Griddy Pro bills in the opposite direction
, emphasizing my biggest concern with the business model.

Ty Williams and his family in Alrington were among the lucky ones during this week’s storm and never lost power.

However, he did pay the price in the form of a $17,000 electric bill for three meters over five days of use.

He is a customer of a company called Griddy.

Another Griddy Pro customer saw her Griddy bill
cause havoc with her bank account
.

On a typical February day, (Susan Hosford) pays Griddy less than $2.50 for power. But the one-day cost spiked to hundreds of dollars after the storm.

In all, she was automatically charged $1,346.17 for the first two weeks of February, which was more than she had in her checking account, causing her bank to charge her overdraft fees and affect other bills.

“This whole thing has been a nightmare,” she said.

A pay-walled New York Times report detailed Griddy Energy bills up 7000%.

Scott Willoughby from San Antonio, Texas, was one resident who received an electricity bill far above what he usually paid.

He told The New York Times that he nearly emptied his savings account after his electric company charged $16,752 to his credit card, about 70 times what he usually pays.

Other Griddy customers have reported bills around $5,000 for their electric usage during that week, despite being without power and heat for periods of time.

CNN detailed one Griddy customer
changing their payment method on file to a maxed out credit card
, to avoid paying their bill.

Upshaw, (a) Dallas resident, has switched his credit card on file with Griddy to one that has been maxed out to ensure he can’t be charged for more. Yet even as he has been conserving power, his bill continued to rise, he said.

Neighbors and friends who have accounts with Griddy told Upshaw that the charges “knocked out their entire checking account, went into their savings account, they can’t pay their rent,” he said.

For their part G

🤖 Quick Answer

What is Griddy Pro and how does it relate to electricity pricing?
Griddy Pro is the multi-level marketing division of Griddy, a wholesale electricity retailer operating in deregulated markets. It allows customers direct access to real-time wholesale energy rates, exposing them to significant price fluctuations that can result in unexpectedly high bills during peak demand periods.

What problems occurred during Texas' Winter Storm Uri?
During Winter Storm Uri in Texas, widespread power grid failures triggered rolling blackouts and caused wholesale electricity rates to skyrocket dramatically. Griddy customers experienced extraordinarily high bills due to the extreme price volatility, with some facing charges of hundreds of dollars within short timeframes.

How can Griddy customers face unexpectedly high electricity charges?
Griddy customers must actively monitor real-time fluctuating wholesale rates. Without constant attention to price spikes, customers can accumulate substantial bills

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