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How does this compare to municipal electricity companies? Do you think the same model could be applied?
by noetic_techy 9y ago
How does this compare to municipal electricity companies? Do you think the same model could be applied?
- Someone1234 9y agoIsn't that already the case? You don't have two electrical lines running into your house.
- amdavidson 9y agoThat's the argument. The power utilities are tightly regulated.
- wlesieutre 9y agoComing in 2019, electric companies monitor your usage profile to tell when you turn on different appliances and charge you a higher rate for running your TV or charging your electric car. But don't worry, the free market will fix it.
- njarboe 9y agoIn California you do get different rates if you get an electric car. You also get different rates (higher) if the State thinks you don't "need" air conditioning.
- icelancer 9y agoThis is already a thing in several states and the general consensus is that it saves citizens money.
- wlesieutre 9y agoIs that because electric rates are heavily regulated as utilities, or because the free market let the only electric supplier do whatever they wanted to with your rate structure?