When electrical demand peaks, South Plant quietly fires up its own power supply
Crossposted from Clean Water Stories
It was the early-2000s and Western states were reeling from blackouts and skyrocketing electricity prices as the energy company Enron manipulated the spot market for profit. South Treatment Plant, which was purchasing electricity on the spot market, endured a 10-fold price spike from 1999 to 2000 and was looking for stable power pricing that was not tied to the craziness of Wall Street. Read more.
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