Well, looking at the temperatures you see in northern Canada, the summers are like +35 °C and it rains all the time, but the winters go down to -35 °C. Occasionally, the temperature will go down to -40…-50 °C, but fortunately that doesn’t last the whole week.

It used to be nationalized but that idea was too socialist/communist/gay or whatever for our politicians, so now each area is run by a different grid company.

Oh…. I didn’t know. Weren’t you guys supposed to be like all about capitalism and all that?

Anyway, here’s how it works. In my area there’s only one electrical grid, so that grid operator will collect transmission frees to finance their grid maintenance and shady corporate shenanigans.

That grid is connected to various sources, such as coal plants and wind farms. There are many companies that sell energy everywhere within the country, so I can choose whichever I want. Every company also has different products such as “mixed energy” or “100% renewable”, so I can choose the one that fits my ethics and budget.

The market also listens to your wallet. If you buy your electricity from a mixed source, there’s definitely some coal and gas in the mix, which isn’t helping with this problem. Instead, buy your electricity from sources you’re comfortable with, such as wind and solar. Nuclear is also better than coal, but that’s a can of worms for another day.

As the human population takes a steep decline, the market will also shrink. When people starve to death, they can’t work in your factories or buy your products. That can’t be good for quarterly revenue.

Won’t somebody please think of the profits!