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Superb piece, which could equally be applied to water utilities etc. Bottom line is capitalism is about profits not prices (neoclassical perspective) with everything flowing from that. So ultimately the solution is political not technical in nature.

It is an important perspective. Still renewables are growing fast in many countries. Brett names China as one example, but China is massive in production of renewables not in the share of the electricity market. It would be great to hear more about the success of countries that have a large share.