Unaffordable abundance
/ˌʌnəˈfɔːdəbl/ /əˈbʌnd(ə)ns/
Further Reading
Becky Ford in her written piece refers to electricity in Orkney as “abundant and unaffordable.”
Text
A concept where a local and/or natural resource is abundant, but part of an imbalanced, hegemonic system where oligarchy or other forms of power own the abundance, rendering it unaffordable to others.
Media

Wind turbine in Birsay, Orkney, Image: Rebecca Ford
Questions & Provocations
What instances of inequity and power imbalance can be described as ironic or oxymoronic?