How to protect your business from a Texas Freeze-like financial disaster and commodity price volatility
22 Oct 2021
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It was Feb. 14 when the wrath of storm Uri bore down on Texas and immediately began impacting Texas’ electric grid resilience and reliability, but nobody was prepared for the devastating impact and subsequent economic fallout.
Today, some seven months after the Texas Freeze, companies are facing a new challenge with the price of natural gas skyrocketing and another potential financial disaster due to unforeseen market volatility. Many are asking “What’s next? And how can I protect my business from the rapidly changing markets and utility price volatility?”
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