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SSLByron t1_j6tfrzm wrote

Reply to comment by Various_Oil_5674 in US Emissions of the World’s Most Potent Greenhouse Gas Are 56 Percent Higher Than EPA Estimates. Electric utilities are likely responsible for the nation’s higher than expected emissions of sulfur hexafluoride, a greenhouse gas 25,000 times worse for the climate than carbon dioxide. by Wagamaga

Utilities have next to zero incentive to invest in/upgrade existing infrastructure, especially if they're privatized. It looks way better on the balance sheet if they just repair it when it breaks.

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