I mean around here in Denmark the alternative is that you get your energy connection terminated and have to pay big fees to get it turned on again. By your adm

I mean around here in Denmark the alternative is that you get your energy connection terminated and have to pay big fees to get it turned on again. By your admission it is not illegal to turn the electricity of during summer, but presumably people have to cook there too? The solution is not to let people use electricity without payment, because that will be abused. Have the bills be paid directly for those on unemployment if you want, raise the benefits to match if you want, but a system where there is nothing that effectively stops you from not paying is going to result it bad outcomes for everyone.