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Re:Giant batteries and cheap solar power are shoving fossil ... by new_realist on Friday July 12, 2019 @08:38PM (#20425778)
In what world is the monopoly better off charging the same rates but with higher internal costs?
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Re:Giant batteries and cheap solar power are shoving fossil ... by ChuckMcM on Friday July 12, 2019 @09:13PM (#20425888)
One where you have a service versus one where you don't. The establishment of sanctioned public utility monopolies goes back to the 30's at least in the US.
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