Dependency profile
- Dependency owner
- Licensed utilities and diversified generation owners
- Affected population
- Residents, compute, communications, industry, emergency services
- Substitutability
- CONSTRAINED
- Switching cost
- HIGH
- Replacement time
- Scenario-specific; must be measured and tested, not assumed.
- Concentration level
- HIGH
- Non-Domination Test
- PASS_REQUIREMENTS_DEFINED
Abuse and failure paths
Abuse: Discriminatory curtailment, monopolistic pricing, political cutoff.
Failure: Grid collapse, fuel shortage, common-mode equipment failure.
Required exit and alternatives
Exit: Diverse generation, islanding, black start, demand flexibility, critical-load tiers.
Portability: No portability of electrons; portability applies to workloads and service state.
Interoperability: Grid codes, telemetry standards, compatible switchgear.
Independent alternative: Independent generation, storage, imports, and safe hibernation.
Emergency handback: Shed nonessential loads; preserve state; transfer control to lawful emergency owner.
Disconfirming evidence
- Failed exit drill
- Unavailable independent alternative
- Retaliation for attempted exit
- Material portability gap
- Undisclosed common-mode dependency
Truth boundary
Static risk-governance record. It does not prove an operational service, market share, capacity, dependency, alternative, or successful exit drill.
Authority and record status
Responsible authority: Competent energy authority.
Static concentration-governance record; no operational alternative or exit drill is proven.
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