Same thing with water. For residential. Most of the cost is the capital costs of the distribution network. You'll always pay way more than the water district pa

Same thing with water. For residential. Most of the cost is the capital costs of the distribution network. You'll always pay way more than the water district pays. Example. A friend lives in a tiny water district. Used to not be metered. Then they installed meters and usage went down. They had to increase the rates to make up the difference and people were really mad. And usage went down even more. It was kinda brain dead because their water comes from a huge spring so it's free as in beer.