They are also a scandalous waste of money, generating pitiful amounts of electricity, and rarely running at more than 25 % of their rated capacity. (australianclimatemadness.com)
Two different authors mentioned not receiving royalties or receiving pitiful amounts, leading them to believe there may have been deeper financial struggles involved. (goodereader.com)
I'm not sure if that is a particularly big difference, in practice; Spotify and its ilk pay out rather pitiful amounts to musicians. (andrewhickey.info)