> so they've signed a contract with the government to guarantee price and demand Matt Levine writes about a gas contract where the gas supplier was obliged to

> so they've signed a contract with the government to guarantee price and demand Matt Levine writes about a gas contract where the gas supplier was obliged to deliver gas at a fixed price. However the contract required that the plant be completed. The spot price has been above the fixed price so the plant owners have been selling gas on the open market and the owners have not technically "completed" the plant on purpose (perhaps by not painting one last rivet).