>> It's fundamentally impossible to defend an advantage/monopoly long term in energy (except with governments, e.g. utilities) I'd argue the causal factors her

>> It's fundamentally impossible to defend an advantage/monopoly long term in energy (except with governments, e.g. utilities) I'd argue the causal factors here are more attributable to a combination of natural forces in quasi-free market economies (e.g. competition) and antitrust laws than the specific economics of the energy industry.