This is not to disagree (or agree) with any of the points you made. It is more of a side note: Tech -- including "energy tech" -- has one important distinction

This is not to disagree (or agree) with any of the points you made. It is more of a side note: Tech -- including "energy tech" -- has one important distinction from other industries: there are potential technological solutions that can move faster than the legislation. For instance, the ISPs may seem to have won, but maybe some kind of wireless technology will bring true competition. An energy company may have someone in the government, but Solar is already cheaper (batteries have to catch up), and behind the meter solutions are ever more popular. Sometimes the legislation just fattens the target by staving off other competition.