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Originally Posted by ATLleaf
why are they offering free?
any links to this program?
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I think it's related to negative pricing for wind power in TX.
It's better for a wind farm to drum up night time demand via a "free" program from the utility than have to pay someone to take their excess energy. It helps make current production more profitable and if it's successful, would allow greater expansion of wind.
Having said that, I wouldn't bank on the program being available for long if Tres Amigas pans out. Once generators can sell to other regions, there's no incentive to give locals free power.
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