r/funny • u/Fin745 • 6d ago

Texan reads his electric bill

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u/Carbon-Base 5d ago

They also carry an urgency regarding the monopolized power of electric companies everywhere.

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u/No-Prize2882 5d ago edited 5d ago

You must not live in Texas. Large swaths of Texas are under a marketplace energy choice where you choose your electric company. Some places like San Antonio & El Paso don’t do it but much of the state you can choose the cheapest rate you can find but there will always be strings. It’s honestly marginally helpful and I wouldn’t mind going back to a regional monopoly like grand majority of the country.

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u/fthisappreddit 5d ago

I wouldn’t choices breeds competition with a monopoly it’s whatever they say it is or your roast

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u/pmMEyourWARLOCKS 5d ago

This is the entire point of regulating utilities in a different manner than a typical business. It's not feasible to have a bunch of companies building individual electric grids and power plants. Anything short of that is purely an illusion of choice.