But many scholars believe that Taiwan has always had adequate electrical power capacity. The problem lies in management shortcomings at Taipower. For example, poor maintenance and an excessive shutdown rate lower electrical supply, creating a situation in which actual supply cannot meet the demands of users, thus creating the need for occasional rationing.
就像人會傷風感冒，機器偶爾故障、跳機原本很正常，因此需要備用電力；但許多學者卻認為，我們一直有充足的發電容量，問題可能出在台電管理上，如維修排程不良、機組故障與跳機率過高，降低了供電能力，造成實際供電無法符合用戶需求。