06-02-2013, 05:23 AM
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Originally posted by pahoated
HELCO may be considered locally a monopoly since it is the only choice for grid power but that is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! If you go to the mainland and choose to live in some area, that area is only going to have one choice of utility electric power. Everything is divided up into utility areas and a particular utility has all the business in that area. Seriously people, this is Capitalism 101.
Well, not quite... In many areas, a competitive electric market has been established, and the transmission and generation functions of an electric utility have been separated. So you can buy your electricity from one company and have it delivered by a second company (which is usually a fragment of the historic utility company serving your area).