| SWMustang - 4/25/2022 08:41 Capitalism doesn't always work. Do you really think that we would have rural electrification if it was not for the government? I can't imagine the ROI of running power to some of these remote locations (talking to you fellas out west of the Missouri River). How much does it cost to run a power line one mile? When neighbors are 10 of miles apart. Sure getting it into the service is one thing, but then you have the maintenance aspect as well. I think if it were true capitalism, a large majority of rural areas would be 100% self sufficient because the cost of power would be prohibitive unless you happened to be within an earshot of the line running from town to town.
There's a difference between having a govt program to help get the feed under something (ethanol/REA) vs a govt program to support the continual operation of something that is not economically viable (or govt meddling in a market to make the new source economically viable, ie taxing coal to death for the benefit of wind/solar).
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Price discovery if electrical grid fails
