This piece in Canary about one of the Islands in Hawaii becoming a clean energy leader by switching to a publicly owned grid is a fascinating read.
It offers such a direct comparison to the alternative investor owned alternative on the main Islands, where the state grants a single company a monopoly, in return for a something like a guaranteed 10% net profit margin each year to keep shareholders happy.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/kauai-is-a-clean-energy-leader-its-secret-a-publicly-owned-grid
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