Missing the bigger picture MD.

As for electricity in Qatar, they use the surplus to desalinize water, which CAN be stored. They also sell the surplus to neigboring countries in the even they are below their demand.

The implementation of these fines is to raise awareness MD to try and get its residents to be more conservative to make the country more ecologically friendly. If they were just after money they would not impose fines, they would be telling us all to wash our cars a hundred times a day... leave all your lights on...

"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"