Yes, the business cycle is driven by profits. Declining profits are destructive in that they lead to past investment not being validated by current (and currently forecast) revenue. So the wholesale electricity production sector is either in crisis or looking at one, due to the excessive investment in gas powered plants over the past decade.

Because there's lower demand for gas power, gas prices have also collapsed, hurting gas prospecting companies. See the weekend Salon.

None of this is a bad thing for energy infrastructure, it is bad for energy business.

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