• Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Having the cost of power go to zero is a bit of a problem if selling power is your business model, so it’s not exactly ideal for solar providers.

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      1 month ago

      yeah that sure is a problem with everything needing to be profitable. I wish some people thought of a different system 100+ years ago

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        1 month ago

        Price is a very effective way to control demand though, it’s a big part of the reason we have a spot price electricity market. Even when all out generators were state owned, they operated on a state owned enterprise model of operation.