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Cypriot!
My argument (though not exactly an argument) was exactly that, since the government interferes anyway, let them interfere in this case too. And if renewable energy is in any way better than non-renewable energy, that means a monopoly in the first case is less bad than a monopoly in the second case. It means money would be freed to do some other work in the economy.
But yeah, I'm no expert.
Oh. Sorry. It is entirely my ignorance.
I have certain distrust for monopolies. Merchants are not known for their humanitarian tendencies. In the past, aristocratic social convention frowned upon excessive accumulation and display of wealth. In the modern democratic times, those whose only philosophy in life is "money, money, money" tend to rise to fame.
No worries! In the UK, when I was telling people where I'm from, over loud music and drinks, they often thought I had changed the subject to music, and said things like, "Cypress Hill, I like them too" or "didn't take you as a Miley Cyrus fan".
True story.
They are called sociopaths.