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Re:Samsung asks for planning permission for 11 fabs in Texas by ravel-bar-foo on Sunday July 24, 2022 @09:04PM (#32219468)
In a functional free market customers who need reliable electricity would specifically pay for the reliability or guaranteed capacity.
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Re:Samsung asks for planning permission for 11 fabs in Texas by mortenlarsen on Monday July 25, 2022 @02:24AM (#32221136)
Only if they are being told the truth. A functional free market requires symmetrical information (ie. both seller and buyer has the same information about the product). It is just a theoretical thing. But you can get closer to that ideal with regulation and strong buyer protections.
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Re:Samsung asks for planning permission for 11 fabs in Texas by djbebs on Monday July 25, 2022 @05:24AM (#32222214)
No, it does not.
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