Assuming that these statements are entirely true (sibling comments suggest otherwise), then "somebody over there" had the foresight or luck to install generatin

Assuming that these statements are entirely true (sibling comments suggest otherwise), then "somebody over there" had the foresight or luck to install generating capacity ahead of tremendous demand. If they hadn't done so, someone else might be getting even-more rich (per kWhr) by charging higher prices across an even wider geography.