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Do you mean you are happy with being sold a tariff promising X amps while cutting you off when you do use those X amps? Look, I dislike Bitcoin too, but what I
by Rjevski 8y ago
Do you mean you are happy with being sold a tariff promising X amps while cutting you off when you do use those X amps?
Look, I dislike Bitcoin too, but what I dislike even more is companies making money promising X and then actually cutting you off should you dare to use that X. At the moment, the "miners" are paying for an energy tariff that promises them X and are using X; the fact they're using it on Bitcoin is completely irrelevant, the problem is that a company is making money on false promises and somehow the buyer is the one at fault?
We've already got this bullshit with "unlimited" data, let's not set a precedent by tolerating this for energy tariffs. If the grid can't sustain everyone using 100 amps then they shouldn't be selling 100 amp tariffs and should switch to "burstable" tariffs with a continuous allowance of let's say 50 amps and a "burst" allowance of 100 amps for X seconds.
- tw04 8y ago>Do you mean you are happy with being sold a tariff promising X amps while cutting you off when you do use those X amps? I'm going to assume you don't live in the US, or haven't ever actually built a new house. You are absolutely not promised the full usage 100% of the time. And they're very clear about that. It's why you must hire a licensed electrician to fill out a load sheet before they'll put a shovel in the ground or a ladder in the air to run service to your premises. I'm not sure why you keep claiming that, but there isn't a power company in the US that had EVER promised a residential Customer that they could use 100% of the rated line all the time.