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Re:Much of North America may face electricity shortages star... by konschubert on Monday December 25, 2023 @12:29PM (#38764373)
You can let the market figure that out. No need to debate.
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Re:Much of North America may face electricity shortages star... by Etheryte on Monday December 25, 2023 @03:49PM (#38765977)
The thing is, there is no pure market in the energy sector. Everything is controlled by subsidies, government zoning for projects, political power plays and so on.
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Re:Much of North America may face electricity shortages star... by konschubert on Monday December 25, 2023 @07:35PM (#38767787)
True. I think we would end up with a more efficient and also greener energy system removed more of these subsidies and zoning restrictions and instead used futures markets to somewhat shield consumers from extreme power price spikes.
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