…is dumb.
Here’s a concept. Get rid of the antiquated regulations that don’t allow demand pricing, and people will get smart appliances.
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…is dumb.
Here’s a concept. Get rid of the antiquated regulations that don’t allow demand pricing, and people will get smart appliances.
Comments are closed.
Generation can be competitive, but the lines genuinely are a natural monopoly – just like the roads.
I recently thought of one way that we could help alleviate the NIMBY problem (and would be within Congress’ interstate commerce authority, even by Madison’s definition). To avoid double taxation on electricity, make it taxable only by the municipality where generation occurs, not consumption.
I actually had a professor/lobbyist last year try to convince me that the regulations in place in my state were hindering home generation because they were unenforceable as laws. When I actually did the research and read the regulations myself, and then consulted with some of my law student friends about which parts of the state’s code were laws, and which were merely suggestions, it became clear that this particular professor had an agenda other than teaching.
However, I also learned, through reading all of the regulations, that the state has WAY too much power and control over utility companies, and that those regulations are likely the problem, not the solution.