With all due respect, I do not consider our utility company "greedy". They provide a good, stable source of power 24/7. We've experienced very few equipment outages lately. When a an area breaker does pop the newer ones seem to auto-reset. Most of the time, outages are weather related and they get most people back on in hours or days at the latest.
They also have to contend with all the tree-huggers that have got the state (MI) to mandate some 20% must be renewable, so they've got to invest tons of money in wind farms, solar, etc.
Contrast that with other countries where the power NEVER stays on 24/7. Friend comes from Lebanon and their power goes out regularly. Private companies have generators and run utility cords up to high-rise apartments (million dollar pads) that people plug into so they can run a fridge and TV. They pay these private party "backups" $ 400/month. And that's just for the backup, doesn't include main utility costs. The government is so corrupt, they won't invest in the power grid because they're being bribed by these generator companies and the guys who peddle the diesel fuel to run the gensets.
India has regular blackouts because they don't have the generator capacity.
Yup, that greedy DTE utility here in Michigan keeps my power on and stable +/- a few volts 24/7 for about 8-10 cents/kwh. Shame on them. :wink:
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