In North Carolina, Exploding Bulbs and Fridges on the Fritz Reveal a Town’s Fraying Electric System
Submitted 4 weeks ago by Pro@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24062025/north-carolina-power-surge-fraying-electric-system/
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
TLDR: The town owns its own electric utility and mismanaged the utility’s funds to the point of leaving the distribution system in severe disrepair.
Carmakazi@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Mismanaged or embezzled?
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Mismanaged. Subsidizing shortfalls in the general fund using funds from the electric utility.
Geodad@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yes.