Re:Calgarians detail life with an electricity load limiter
by bitwize on Monday March 21, 2022 @03:49PM
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What if they can't afford to pay for what they need to stay alive? Poverty is a social issue and must be fixed by social means. In the meantime, the more fortunate can protect the lives and human rights of the poor by redistributing their surplus.
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Re:Calgarians detail life with an electricity load limiter
by slibhb on Monday March 21, 2022 @03:54PM
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> In the meantime, the more fortunate can protect the lives and human rights of the poor by redistributing their surplus.
Seems like that's exactly what's happening here...
> "The Utilities Consumer Advocate works with any customers who do experience shut offs in the spring and summer to ensure that they do not go into the winter season without electricity or natural gas services," said the minister of natural gas and electricity's press secretary, Taylor Hides, in a statement.