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by kjhcvkek77 756 days ago
That's where future markets come in. The producer won't get negative prices on shiny days. The consumer won't pay through the nose on rainy days. The marginal producer doesn't matter with a prenegotiated price.

This derisks both sides letting both of them build without worrying about the market moving against them and rendering their capital investments worthless.