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Re:In the US, it's cheaper to build and operate wind farms t... by heyflyguy on Sunday August 18, 2019 @09:08AM (#20729932)
Good to use data. What I am referring to are the pre-wellhead prices which can't even be measured because the gas producers will not pay to put it on the pipeline. Ergo the negative pricing.
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Re:In the US, it's cheaper to build and operate wind farms t... by delinka on Sunday August 18, 2019 @09:18AM (#20729964)
"negative pricing" sounds like they'll pay me to use it, if only I would just use it. I can see that's not your intent, but I suspect that's the first reading of many.
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Re:In the US, it's cheaper to build and operate wind farms t... by whatshisface on Sunday August 18, 2019 @11:01AM (#20730531)
They literally would pay you to use it, if you would go to the trouble of taking it off their hands. There are legal restrictions on those gas flares now, so they can't just burn all of it like they used to.
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