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Garrett C. | Nu :ani_clubtwit: | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @7d199f28 I still don't *understand* this news story... why did they even have to basically bribe this company? Isn't that what blackouts are for? Just cut their power. Not your problem. That's literally part of the point of things like rolling blackouts.
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Fabio Manganiello | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @0f3e6888 In these situations it's usually because of two possible factors:

1. The company has deep pockets, and they can take the local government or the energy provider to court for a long time to prove that the rolling blackouts have affected their profits. In this optic, an $32M one-off payment may seem like a better deal a few years in court, with a legal bill that would probably be higher.

2. They participate in a scheme that requires them to share some of their energy back to the grid in case of supply disruptions, and they may threaten to pull out of it if they start to be affected by blackouts.