wilkes

Jim, you forgot to mention that when the utilities in their reckless grasp for profits create a major environmental problem, they pass the cleanup costs on to their customers i.e. the pollution of the Dan River.

The grid has been on the brink for decades. Utilities only invest enough to keep the grid operating at the bare minimum, while they cry about cost and beg for rate increases.

Socialism, no power , no food

The Biden-Harris administration says that its stringent power plant rules won't harm long-term power reliability, but four grid operators stated the exact opposite in a legal brief filed Friday. [emphasis, links added] The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its aggressive emissions rules for America's power plants in April, saying at the time that the regulations would "improve public health without disrupting the delivery of reliable electricity."