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So, be corrupt? There’s no other way to describe a deal that a large company can make with the electricity company to keep its electricity running when the elec
by baddox 7y ago
So, be corrupt? There’s no other way to describe a deal that a large company can make with the electricity company to keep its electricity running when the electricity company shuts off everyone else’s power.
- mc32 7y ago:::erm::: The State Gov and PG&E. Do you think there isn't corruption right there? The more regulation, the more opportunity for extraction/corruption. Who's doing the inspections, who gets contracted to clear brush, who gets power, who doesn't, etc. It's kinda like MUNI, just not quite there, but I don't doubt Sacramento can get them to EDELCA.
- baddox 7y agoNo, I very much think there is vast corruption all the way up and back.
- core-questions 7y agoWhy is this automatically corruption? They're no doubt paying for the privilege.
- baddox 7y agoHuh? The part where they pay doesn’t make it not be corruption.
- quotemstr 7y agoIf it's "corruption" to pay more for greater reliability, it's "corruption" to pay more for a large sandwich than a small one. There's nothing wrong with the quality of good or service varying according to how much you pay.
- baddox 7y agoSure, you could frame it that way: Tesla is paying for “increased” reliability, and everyone else just gets their power shut off at a whim. To me, there feels like a big difference between a reliability SLA and an exemption from what is supposedly a vital emergency shutdown.
- jjeaff 7y agoPresumably, if you are paying more, then part of that increased amount you are paying is to make certain that the portion of the grid needed to keep your factory going is properly maintained. Unlike the rest of the grid. Which would apparently be too expensive (i.e. everyone on the grid would need to pay the extra fees for increased uptime).
- wil421 7y agoHow’s that corrupt? If they have an agreement there are likely penalties if they can’t meet the agreement. I worked for a company that was losing a million dollars a day because they couldn’t provide a critical service to a manufacturer.
- newnewpdro 7y agoIt's not corruption, it's business.