Proponents of P3s in the article argued that privatization promotes fairness. "Low prices in a nonprofit system have been a huge boost to economic growth" (p. 13). They welcome a debate on subsidized and non-subsidized energy. Rural and areas of low population density that have received subsidies oppose losing federal support. Such areas have attracted large companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon to build data centers, requiring large amounts of hydro-power. Federally subsidized systems stall the adoption of renewable energy sources, such as wind, claim other proponents of P3s. Some attribute subsidies as the reason for the unwillingness of Bonneville Power Administration and others to incorporate renewables into the grid. Others contend that privatization would not solve the problem of integration of non-renewable and renewable resources into the grid. Utilities should commit to integrations with or without privatization, they conclude.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/28/us/columbia-river-privatization.html
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