Xcel Energy Says It Will Close Two Coal-Fired Power Plants a Decade Early

Re:Xcel Energy Says It Will Close Two Coal-Fired Power Plant... by cobookman on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @01:19PM (#19983273)

For all the crap I give the Cali government. Their high cost of gas made me buy an ev as it was cheaper.

Now with the PGE bankruptcy, rates will increase and I'll likely buy solar.

Capitalism works. people optimize for what's cheapest for themselves

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Re:Xcel Energy Says It Will Close Two Coal-Fired Power Plant... by MR4D on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @02:02PM (#19983730)

People always optimize, whether in capitalism or communism, or anything else. It's a survival function - even ants do it [1].

And what you're calling capitalism is more "fascism-lite" due to excessive regulation. (see [2] for "...severe economic and social regimentation, ...")

[1] - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140526182749.h... [2] - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism

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