The correct answer is explained in the 4 page letter sent by the DOE. They used the federal powers act to shut off the flow of gas and electric by claiming an emergency existed based on “expectations” that usage would exceed federal limits on emissions. Once the emergency was enacted, it gave the DOE the leverage to raise the minimum costs of megawatt hours to over $1500 each. This is designed to limit usage when there is a threat to the system by making the cost extremely high.
The difference is, there was no threat to the system and the limits were put in place over the potential of environmental concerns, not power grid capacities. This was a manufactured crisis and their explanation is total bullshit.
The correct answer is explained in the 4 page letter sent by the DOE. They used the federal powers act to shut off the flow of gas and electric by claiming an emergency existed based on “expectations” that usage would exceed federal limits on emissions. Once the emergency was enacted, it gave the DOE the leverage to raise the minimum costs of megawatt hours to over $1500 each. This is designed to limit usage when there is a threat to the system by making the cost extremely high.
The difference is, there was no threat to the system and the limits were put in place over the potential of environmental concerns, not power grid capacities. This was a manufactured crisis and their explanation is total bullshit.