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To: TimF who wrote (82765)9/24/2020 8:52:42 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 85487
 
"Requiring them to pay for it even when they have no need of it is pretty much straight welfare to you."

They usually never produce enuf during the day, so they purchase a lot, often from out of state. The only time they have power they don't need is late at night, when windmills produce more than the market demands.
Rates go negative, meaning they pay some big customers to charge batteries, or whatever. Then they buy it back when the need arises.


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