Power Grid

I've been thinking about the idea we discussed in class that the natural monopoly does not lie in providing power, but in the grid (infrastructure) system.

I really like the idea of allowing people to purchase power from wherever they want, and that power would be put into the gird, and the consumer won't necessarily be using the power they purchased, but they would be using the amount of power that was put in.

I think this could create great incentives for people to understand where their power comes from. It would also allow the consumers choices in how environmentally friendly their power is. They could have the opportunity to pay more for their power, if they wanted to use more expensive, green or sustainable power sources. Giving the consumer choices is a good thing. (Although most would care most about the cost of their power above anything else, but this would allow those celebrities talking about the Green Oscars pay to have their consciences cleared, while using green power in their over-sized multipe houses).