> - Some of the revenue generated by the datacenter must be set aside to improve power reliability
Note that the utility monopolies are posting record profits that have increased steadily over the last decade.
Note that the utility monopolies are posting record profits that have increased steadily over the last decade.
This was always a silly idea. You either have health competition or state ownership. Monopolies is literally the worst of both worlds.
The benefit with regulated monopolies are that you have a separation of control between regulation (from PSC/voters) and monopoly (running its business).
If the current regulatory regime isn't producing the desired results, it can be changed.
With straight state ownership, things are much more entangled.