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So make or buy your own generator. Or better yet startup an energy supply company. That's the point of it never beeing monopoly. The market is ripe for entry.
by rowanG077 3y ago
So make or buy your own generator. Or better yet startup an energy supply company. That's the point of it never beeing monopoly. The market is ripe for entry.
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- Shendare 3y agoSo... the electric company can't become a monopoly because you can spend the money and effort to create your own electric company? How can that not be said for anything anywhere that becomes an obvious monopoly?
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> How can that not be said for anything anywhere that becomes an obvious monopoly? I can't hook up my own ISP or manufacture my own prescription drugs quite as easily as I can put up solar panels or buy a generator.
- dumbo-octopus 3y agoWhat exactly are you proposing goes in this generator?
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> What exactly are you proposing goes in this generator? Whatever fuel you have access to that's cheapest. For most people, that will be natural gas or propane.
- dumbo-octopus 3y agoSo we're back to buying fossil fuels from a third party
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> we're back to buying fossil fuels from a third party If we ignore the non-fossil fuel solution mentioned, yes. The point is it's a weak natural monopoly due to multiple alternatives.
- rowanG077 3y agoYes that's basically the definition of not beeing able to becomes a monopoly. Any old joe can compete with you.
- aprilthird2021 3y agoI think there are legal prohibitions on just putting up solar panels and going off the grid in CA. Like I said, it's the same cartel behavior over a different resource. You cannot start an energy supply company in California, only PG&E can supply power to people in California