A $100,000 daily fine is a pittance compared to the $9000/MWh prices of electricity during the grid failures. Even a small generator could have been making mill

A $100,000 daily fine is a pittance compared to the $9000/MWh prices of electricity during the grid failures. Even a small generator could have been making millions during that time. Perhaps a tiny stick is more motivation than a much larger carrot for operators that were so unsophisticated as to miss that initial carrot, however.