wildfires

I think the bots troll the Rant because as soon as I report something, here comes a related article. The latest occurrence featured Energy Central, which republished an article from The Washington Times, which referenced an article from The New York Times (talk about strange bedfellows) that stated customers in states with "competitive" wholesale markets pay an average of $40 more per month for electricity. Therefore, they conclude to readers that wholesale markets are a rip-off for the following reasons PER The New York Times and NOT me: Utilities are spending more on transmission in deregulated states because they can…