In Australia the people once owned their own power grid.
But then successive governments bought into the Neo-Liberal scam and sold it to their mates.
And (of course) any investment in new technology promptly stopped, and prices have (of course) risen dramatically.
If we had maintained community ownership of our power generation, the old style Coal powered generators would have gradually given way to Solar and Wind power, as the technology increasingly became more efficient and affordable. It would have been so painless and progressive that we would have barely noticed it.
But then successive governments bought into the Neo-Liberal scam and sold it to their mates.
And (of course) any investment in new technology promptly stopped, and prices have (of course) risen dramatically.
If we had maintained community ownership of our power generation, the old style Coal powered generators would have gradually given way to Solar and Wind power, as the technology increasingly became more efficient and affordable. It would have been so painless and progressive that we would have barely noticed it.