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		sudosysgen on March 7, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: China’s Bitcoin miners flee Inner Mongolia ahead o... There is no market. It has a monopoly, and there are things you aren't allowed to do with the energy. It's not a business, either.

aww_dang on March 7, 2021 [–]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydro-Qu%C3%A9bec#Quebec_marke...

sudosysgen on March 7, 2021 | [–]

There is no Quebec market for energy. What you're reading is someone trying to fit the style distinction local market/export market.

But Hydro Quebec has a total monopoly and zero competition in Quebec, by law. It's not a market.

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