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In North Carolina, Exploding Bulbs and Fridges on the Fritz Reveal a Town’s Fraying Electric System (insideclimatenews.org)
submitted 1 week ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Mismanaged or embezzled?

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Mismanaged. Subsidizing shortfalls in the general fund using funds from the electric utility.

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago

Imbezzled. Money was used to pay for somebody's vacation.

[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yes.