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Your last paragraph is basically saying that private utilities aren’t revenue or profit maximizing, which is a pretty extraordinary claim.
by atdrummond 3y ago
Your last paragraph is basically saying that private utilities aren’t revenue or profit maximizing, which is a pretty extraordinary claim.
- ggm 3y agoIt's a regulated monopoly. Its not pure market, there are public utility oversight issues. Down here, the "gold plating" of the network allowed them to seek year on year 8% rate of return on capital investment. Caused a few problems. Regulator didn't do its job properly. I don't tend to like private power functions, or water, or sewage or gas. I tend to thinking public utility really should be public. Texas Power probably doesn't align with my bad economics. I am sure they seek any profit they can get away with. (and. I stress bad economics. I am pretty sure a lot of people think surge pricing is the least-worst choice. I just question how Texas wound up there)