yeah, this is kinda where i am coming from. We bail out stupid corps all the time. People sorta grumble about it, but no one really bats an eye; there are no cries of 'poor life choices' . But you start bailing out individuals and a lot of people start losing their shit. I get the sentiment of 'fuck around and find out' but my point is the consumer should be somewhat protected. Not made whole, not given the same fixed rate pricing, but also not $9/KWh.
I have seen where some providers are offering ~10y financing on the bill. That's $50 a month on a $6K bill. Sucks for them, but it's not crippling debt which should be the goal. Keep people financially stable as possible. It does no good to cause people to not make rent/mortgage because of this.
If Texas decides to try and 'fix' this, consumers are going to pay more and cover the cost. Pay generators to be on standby (for real this time) in the winter and operate for a few months in the summer.