*Energy too cheap to meter, as they used to say about another form of energy entirely
@bruces Which other energy was that?
@bruces Devon is generating so much solar power that the network operator has told the solar farms* to switch off till September.
* Not all generators, but some.
@bruces nothing is ever free there is always a ‘catch’
@bruces ...and every energy retailer is increasing the cost of power outside those three hours, for people who choose to go on to that plan.
@bruces They were absolutely right about fusion power being too cheap to meter. The only thing they missed is that the reactor is 93 million miles away.
@bruces Yeah, the problem is that they get eight electricity-free hours daily from the same source.
Given a free-for-all market, this »free« electricity also destroys not only its own economics, but that of all other sources too. But that mostly means that this kind of market doesn't work.
On the other hand, once you introduce a holistic calculation and properly regulated market, those three hours don't appear as free anymore.
(By the way, »thousands« is not very remarkable here, is it?)