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Limp-Adhesiveness453 t1_j1kietb wrote

Mmmmmymmm capitalism, blame it on the consumer

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drxdrg08 t1_j1kvi0l wrote

They are literally saving the consumer money by not building too much capacity. Extreme colds are extremely rare.

It's better for the consumer to sacrifice a little during 0.01% of the time and have cheaper energy the other 99.99% of the time.

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Sir_Lolz t1_j1kze8j wrote

I think most people will gladly pay a bit more so they don't get screwed that 0.01% of the time And if you think any of those savings are going to the consumer you're severely mistaken

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