I thought that question got empathically answered when Ontario hydro was privatized and split and went to hell together with our electricity prices. Same with

I thought that question got empathically answered when Ontario hydro was privatized and split and went to hell together with our electricity prices. Same with Ontario vs Manitoba or Quebec car insurance etc. Some things just suck when they're privatized - they focus on short term gain and end up with lousy infra and long term preparedness. I think HN has a pretty solid consensus on private telecom monopolies vs municipal fiber as well. Back to topic, I thought most of usa private power monopolies are basically in dire straits from infra upkeep and maintenance and grid - there's a lot of bright knowledgeable folks on HN so I would genuinely appreciate comment if I'm way off base in my ignorant ways.