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[–] HowManyNimons 8 points 8 months ago

So why was the problem expressed in economic terms? The practical problem isn't "oh noes there's a price label with a minus on it"; it's that there's a surplus of power which is dangerous.

In reality what that represents is an opportunity for someone to come in, and store the excess power, and sell it back to the grid when supply is lower -- but energy companies only want to model the flow of money going one way.