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Why do local utilities beg people to reduce their electricity usage?
by tamana 11y ago
Why do local utilities beg people to reduce their electricity usage?
- toomuchtodo 11y agoBecause the cheapest watt to generate is the one you didn't have to generate in the first place. On the other hand, Texas has so much wind power locally that they can't ship out of the state yet that some utilities give power away for free at night: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/09/business/energy-environment/a-texas-utility-offers-a-nighttime-special-free-electricity.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/09/business/energy-environmen... As more renewables come online (and they will, I assure you), this will further drive down the per kwh cost.