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At last, a market-based solution to power shortages

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On Monday, Hunan economic planners announced thermal power plants are allowed to charge more for producing electricity to address recent power shortages.
Some context:

The shortages have multiple, complex contributing factors, but boil down to insufficient and expensive coal supplies that can't mee...