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> And in that same case, the power company is out some infrastructure and maintenance costs. As I understand my bill, PG&E still bills you for that as a separa
by svachalek 11y ago
> And in that same case, the power company is out some infrastructure and maintenance costs.
As I understand my bill, PG&E still bills you for that as a separate item.
> But either way, you state that as though power grids have some fundamental property that necessitates the same rates for purchase and sale, a property that most other exchanges do not have.
That property would be "legal monopoly".
- JoshTriplett 11y agoThat property makes them subject to regulation; it doesn't inherently mean they should pay the same price to buy power as to sell. Even markets with a legal monopoly have a bid-ask spread.