The purpose of the trial is to discover what defects in engineering or operation or publicity exist in order to make it satisfactory to the customers.
So what if it is mandatory? I had peak shaving from Virginia Electric Power Co. n my previous home for years. I was never uncomfortable with it and enjoyed the significant discount on my bill for participating.
The truth is every power company will be forced to do this sooner or later because there is a peak period everyday and by rolling the shaving from one home to another during that period, the power companies can save money by not having to use as much peaking power, which is very expensive. Those cost savings are passed along to you, the customer.
Furthermore, it takes a LONG time and costs a lot to get permitting for new generation facilities. So, the electric companies must look way into the future and put up a lot of up-front, at-risk money to provide the power that will be needed many years in the future.
Protests of mandatory vs voluntary in this context strike me as being really ignorant, childish, and/or pscho-paranoid.
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The purpose of the trial is to discover what defects in engineering or operation or publicity exist in order to make it satisfactory to the customers.
So what if it is mandatory? I had peak shaving from Virginia Electric Power Co. n my previous home for years. I was never uncomfortable with it and enjoyed the significant discount on my bill for participating.
The truth is every power company will be forced to do this sooner or later because there is a peak period everyday and by rolling the shaving from one home to another during that period, the power companies can save money by not having to use as much peaking power, which is very expensive. Those cost savings are passed along to you, the customer.
Furthermore, it takes a LONG time and costs a lot to get permitting for new generation facilities. So, the electric companies must look way into the future and put up a lot of up-front, at-risk money to provide the power that will be needed many years in the future.
Protests of mandatory vs voluntary in this context strike me as being really ignorant, childish, and/or pscho-paranoid.