oh i think that they think they are doing us all a service under the guise of capitalism. i just disagree that we need to have a utilities system where we are dependent on someone else to provide at a cost. if we could all get our own electric etc ourselves at a fraction of the cost, why should we be beholden to shareholders just so they can see a profit on investments? my county i am in has a service where houses that create their own energy can sell excess to the county. would it not be better to create and co own rather than to pay to make others rich?