Re:PG&E-friendly wildfire bill being prepared by lawmakers i...
by tathougies on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @12:52AM
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> We might want competition at the generation point, but the transmission lines should be a monopoly.
A perfectly reasonable argument.
If a certain market needs to be a monopoly, then it ought to be state controlled, like the FCC's monopoly on air waves. That is the only way to ensure free-market capitalism.
The purpose of the market is to create an efficient society. Indeed, it is the best vehicle to do so. However, a market means that there is choice.
In the absence of a market, the next best alternative is democratic control, best exercised via government.
> We don’t want more transmission lines running in CA, right?
Not in the air. Luckily, you can put them under ground.
> The last three disasters caused by PG&E,
This is willful ignorance. I'd be happy to look over companies that simply had maintenance issues. However, PG&E has proven to not only be negligent, but malicious. They've poisoned people knowingly, without disclosure. They've covered up negligence over the explosions of city blocks.
I am not anti-business. Despite its many issues, Southern California edison is a much better company.
PG&E though is -- quite obviously -- quite a bit more nefarious than most utilities.
> competition in transmission is bad.
No it's not. Competition would always be good. Your argument was that competition in transmission was not possible.
A perfectly reasonable argument.
If a certain market needs to be a monopoly, then it ought to be state controlled, like the FCC's monopoly on air waves. That is the only way to ensure free-market capitalism.
The purpose of the market is to create an efficient society. Indeed, it is the best vehicle to do so. However, a market means that there is choice.
In the absence of a market, the next best alternative is democratic control, best exercised via government.
> We don’t want more transmission lines running in CA, right?
Not in the air. Luckily, you can put them under ground.
> The last three disasters caused by PG&E,
This is willful ignorance. I'd be happy to look over companies that simply had maintenance issues. However, PG&E has proven to not only be negligent, but malicious. They've poisoned people knowingly, without disclosure. They've covered up negligence over the explosions of city blocks.
I am not anti-business. Despite its many issues, Southern California edison is a much better company.
PG&E though is -- quite obviously -- quite a bit more nefarious than most utilities.
> competition in transmission is bad.
No it's not. Competition would always be good. Your argument was that competition in transmission was not possible.