silence7@slrpnk.net to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 9 months agoVirginia went all in on solar. Then its powerful utility changed the rules. After Dominion Energy required expensive upgrades, many solar projects were put on hold.wapo.stexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down10
arrow-up195arrow-down1external-linkVirginia went all in on solar. Then its powerful utility changed the rules. After Dominion Energy required expensive upgrades, many solar projects were put on hold.wapo.stsilence7@slrpnk.net to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareSturgiesYrFase@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up23·9 months agoThis is why you shouldn’t privatise utilities…
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·9 months agoI don’t understand why people think privatization will improve services. Literally the concept of privatization is to enable system to maximize profits. Why is there this fantasy that more profits means better service for you?
minus-squareSturgiesYrFase@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 months agoBecause the trusting masses were sold the lie that the free market and trickle down economics would bring them wealth.
This is why you shouldn’t privatise utilities…
I don’t understand why people think privatization will improve services. Literally the concept of privatization is to enable system to maximize profits. Why is there this fantasy that more profits means better service for you?
Because the trusting masses were sold the lie that the free market and trickle down economics would bring them wealth.