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> Except that nobody would ever sign up for a cheaper electrical service in exchange for rolling blackouts.

My power company does excatly that: https://www.fpl.com/save/programs/on-call.html




Yes, the idea of ceding to the power company (in exchange for a credit / rate reduction) the ability to turn off your power in whole or part is well known and is called "Demand Response"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demand_response


No, that is not the same thing at all. Not even close.

A rolling black out is an involuntary action. It is also an action that results in total loss of power, hence the term "blackout."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_blackout




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