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Spiking demand is sending energy bills skyrocketing, while the governor threatens to pull the state from the grid.

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[–] psivchaz@reddthat.com 6 points 1 month ago

Regulating demand like this is supposed to be like the one thing a free market is good at, isn't it? Supply can't go up, so prices go up until demand evens out. Am I supposed to believe that all the free market stuff I hear about isn't working?!