In North Carolina, Exploding Bulbs and Fridges on the Fritz Reveal a Town’s Fraying Electric System (insideclimatenews.org)
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jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works on 24 Jun 13:07 collapse

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 on 24 Jun 13:10 collapse

Mismanaged or embezzled?

jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works on 24 Jun 13:26 next collapse

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

shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip on 25 Jun 10:25 collapse

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

Geodad@lemmy.world on 24 Jun 17:56 collapse

Yes.