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> Good. That's a well functioning market economy. Those who make poor investment choices need to feel the sting of losses else the market fails to work correctly.

Unless it affects grid reliability. Energy is not just a market. It's something that underpins modern society and the modern economy. I, for one, do not want my power to go out at 7pm because demand is peaking, traditional plants had to close, and the sun is going down.



You've defined a rapid peaker plant, which no one is implying we should lose. The destruction of the market for this type of bad-actor legacy baseload is a market opportunity for those who can provide the services you're talking about. Whoever can provide it should earn a premium for doing it.




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