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Well.. it'd be a great time to skimp on maintenance and pocket that difference. Then when the inevitable happens, you can just shout "Russians!" More direct

Well.. it'd be a great time to skimp on maintenance and pocket that difference. Then when the inevitable happens, you can just shout "Russians!" More directly, I find this conspiratorial view hard to believe given the state of monopolization and infrastructure in the US. There is a much more logical explanation that should be eliminated first before this idea is even remotely entertained. As someone below mentioned.. if "escalation in Ukraine" is a potential outcome, then you should be very certain of what you claim or allow to be claimed.

gruez 4y ago
> Well.. it'd be a great time to skimp on maintenance and pocket that difference. Then when the inevitable happens, you can just shout "Russians!" except, that's not how natural gas plants work. Shouting "Russians!" doesn't pay the repair bills, nor does it make up for the lost revenue in the meantime.
- akira2501 4y ago
  If you consider the impact on _one_ plant. If the loss of that plant drives prices up for all other plants, than it could easily be worth it.
  - pdabbadabba 4y ago
    But then why stage an incident? If your total profits rise when production at one plant stops, why not just shut down the plant—or reduce output across all plants? As far as I know, nobody is forcing them to over produce.
    - akira2501 4y ago
      A staged accident by foreign forces is the OP's wild assertion, I've made no such point. I'm suggesting that a more banal circumstance, lack of maintenance, and then a true accident, is much more likely. My point is that the current political environment makes deflecting blame in this situation a possibility, not that you would stage an accident to intentionally take advantage of it. How this is a harder idea to accept then "the russians are secretly blowing this up" is amazing to me, particularly on this forum.
cscurmudgeon 4y ago
Do you have any *any* evidence at all? If so, please share.

gruez 4y ago

> Well.. it'd be a great time to skimp on maintenance and pocket that difference. Then when the inevitable happens, you can just shout "Russians!" except, that's not how natural gas plants work. Shouting "Russians!" doesn't pay the repair bills, nor does it make up for the lost revenue in the meantime.

akira2501 4y ago
If you consider the impact on _one_ plant. If the loss of that plant drives prices up for all other plants, than it could easily be worth it.
- pdabbadabba 4y ago
  But then why stage an incident? If your total profits rise when production at one plant stops, why not just shut down the plant—or reduce output across all plants? As far as I know, nobody is forcing them to over produce.
  - akira2501 4y ago
    A staged accident by foreign forces is the OP's wild assertion, I've made no such point. I'm suggesting that a more banal circumstance, lack of maintenance, and then a true accident, is much more likely. My point is that the current political environment makes deflecting blame in this situation a possibility, not that you would stage an accident to intentionally take advantage of it. How this is a harder idea to accept then "the russians are secretly blowing this up" is amazing to me, particularly on this forum.

cscurmudgeon 4y ago

Do you have any *any* evidence at all? If so, please share.