Imagine vast swaths of the countryside plunged into darkness. Not due to cataclysmic storms. Not at the hands of cybercriminals. Just because of nightfall. Imagine near-total darkness enveloping much of the nation’s landmass, simply because the sun sets.
An energy entrepreneur left the following comment about this post on another social media platform: "The market failure (lack of private investment in rural infrastructure) that the rural electrification act solved, has been replicated with Broadband and will be again with EV charging. The problem is that instead of using what we learned in the REA (employing the cooperative model) our government funneled dollars into private companies who sought to maximize profits. This neoliberal model produces the worst of both worlds; the most expensive/ worst service when compared to other industrialized nations." Wanted to share this here.
An energy entrepreneur left the following comment about this post on another social media platform: "The market failure (lack of private investment in rural infrastructure) that the rural electrification act solved, has been replicated with Broadband and will be again with EV charging. The problem is that instead of using what we learned in the REA (employing the cooperative model) our government funneled dollars into private companies who sought to maximize profits. This neoliberal model produces the worst of both worlds; the most expensive/ worst service when compared to other industrialized nations." Wanted to share this here.