Oddbean new post about login | logout @Low Information Voter Electricity distribution is another thing that shouldn't be privatized. The priority should be to make sure electricity is distributed to customers safely and consistently not to make profit for investors.
Many countries have government owned electricity monopolies. They are great examples of what happens to government-owned monopolies - stacked with cronies, run down on maintainence, and invariably privatised for a song. And slow, terrible service to anyone not connected to a big shot in politics or law enforcement.