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Originally Posted by Superman
Now, I'd like you to tell me why I should support selling these (publicly owned) generation and transmission systems to a wide array of private companies so they can sell me back my electricity at a profit.
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I have a good friend who is currently negotiating with the Public Utilities folks in Seattle on this very issue.
It seems your local (largely hydroelectric) power generating capacity is highly variable. One years kilowatt production may be 50% less or more than the previous years production. Fluctuating income is apparently a bad thing when drawing up government budgets. They want consistency. They would like to sell the "risk" in return for a steady (although slightly lesser) income.