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otherme123yesterday at 10:29 PM0 repliesview on HN

That happened once, and the causes are still unclear/ being investigated. We don't have blackouts unless extreme weather or bad grid sectors (e.g. semi abandoned rural). Also, we have marginal pricing, and we had this pricing for years before the Blackout.

And you can have other pricing schemes, for example pay-as-bid, that also balance supply and demand.