Consumer Regulated Electricity: The Path to Faster, Reliable Power Solutions?
"Regulation was intended to protect consumers against state-sanctioned monopolies by simulating the effects of competition. Regulation tries to do this by “ensuring” that the commercial aspects of electricity (rates, service quality, etc.) are “just and reasonable”. But large businesses don’t need to be protected like this. What if we simply allow large, sophisticated buyers like data center companies to enter unregulated electricity utility arrangements with the supplier(s) of their choice? Why do we need a regulator to protect large businesses from their decisions, provided their decisions don’t impact the existing regulated grid?"
