> In a free market Utilities are one of the least free markets ;-) especially in France, where EDF had a legal monopoly on generation for decades. > results i

> In a free market Utilities are one of the least free markets ;-) especially in France, where EDF had a legal monopoly on generation for decades. > results in profits for the producer Not necessarily a bad thing; it allows for further investments in capacity and signals new capital to come in and compete. Provided, of course, that it could be a free(ish) market.