I was talking to my brother about this recently - while solar is free, depends on who processes and controls it I’d reckon? - I think in the US utility is mostly under private sector but controlled by state or municipal council? I remember something abt solar tax but it was removed or never implemented in CA. In my country utility is ran by one company, privatised but wholly-owned by the gov’t - we don’t have sufficient surplus energy to be reliant data centres despite ongoing heatwave lol. I think in Germany utility is nationalised? - a number of European countries I believe fall under this category esp scandi hence the ongoing energy migration dilemma. I remember something along the line of France nationalising some energy companies too. Maybe US has one of the highest liberation when it concerns utility
