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In the US most places have an established company (“the utility”) with a legal monopoly on electricity supply - and those companies choose where they source the
by DaiPlusPlus 6y ago
In the US most places have an established company (“the utility”) with a legal monopoly on electricity supply - and those companies choose where they source their grid power from.
- mikeyouse 6y agoCheck with your utility though - we opted into a 100% renewable mix at a slightly higher price/kwh. Even in geographic monopolies, you can vote with your dollars if given the option.
- kube-system 6y agoThat has been slowly changing though -- I think 17 states have 'deregulated' their electricity markets and 21 have done so for gas.