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by penteract 251 days ago
From the article, it looks like the problem is partially caused by significant parts of the transmission network being temporarily shut down due to ongoing upgrades. These could probably have been started slightly sooner, but they are already underway, so I don't think your point is weel supported.
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Except that if those upgrades had been started 10 years earlier then there would have been lower demand (10 years less growth in demand). The reductions in capacity would have had a much lower effect on prices.