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> Transmission companies are a natural monopoly so should be constrained from the free market. They’re only a “natural monopoly” in so far as the government ha
by donatj 6y ago
> Transmission companies are a natural monopoly so should be constrained from the free market.
They’re only a “natural monopoly” in so far as the government has disallowed competition by preventing development of new competing lines and limiting access to local poles. Doesn’t seem very natural.
- Spooky23 6y agoLol. Yeah... companies are just lining up to spend billions to build out redundant electric lines, only to be thwarted by the heavy hand of Texas energy regulators. </s>