>If that load hadn't been deleted, the utility would have charged retail pricing in order to generate it. Sure but they would have only paid to wholesale rate

>If that load hadn't been deleted, the utility would have charged retail pricing in order to generate it. Sure but they would have only paid to wholesale rate to generate the power. It's like going to the gas station and trying to sell them gasoline at their retail price. Why would they do that when they buy it at a cheaper price from someone else.