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That’s how it works in NL; the power grid is owned by a separate entity (I think a consortium, not sure whether regional or national.) The cable and fiber netwo
by eecc 7y ago
That’s how it works in NL; the power grid is owned by a separate entity (I think a consortium, not sure whether regional or national.) The cable and fiber networks are also separate and - lo! Behold! - the water management company board is even an elected body!
And NL is the least “socialist” place I’ve even known
- rayiner 7y agoThe Dutch electric grid is mostly privatize, both retail and energy production. A publicly owned company manages the high voltage production lines. (But publicly owned companies in Europe often behave very much like privately owned ones. For example, TenneT, the Dutch high voltage grid operator, has a subsidiary that manages part of the grid in Germany. It issues annual statements reporting profits: https://annualreport.tennet.eu/2018/annualreport/userfiles/pdf/TenneT-Financial-Statements-2018.pdf https://annualreport.tennet.eu/2018/annualreport/userfiles/p.... It just so happens that the Dutch government owns all the shares.)
- eecc 7y agoCorrect, indeed the local distribution grid is owned and operated by private companies but these are separate from the energy operators.