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by ResearchAtPlay 1858 days ago
Does the article mention what type of natural gas facilities were shut down?

Large loads (compressors, pumps) usually consume a share of the gas they transport because gas is so much lower cost than electricity. I wasn't aware that any facilities have a large enough electrical load to become part of the voluntary load shedding program.

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I found this other article: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Grid-Oper...

They keep referring to the list in "firms" instead of facilities or something like that. It sounds like they qualify at a corporate level instead of a firm, so if they're vertically integrated then it could impact all the facilities.

The dollar amount they spent also seems high enough that it may have been more profitable to shut down than actually operate.