The closest we have is buying green energy in blocks, which means you reserve that much generation capacity. In theory, they have to build more capacity if demand outstrips suooly, but if they produce more than is reserved, they just sell at the normal (lower) rate. If you use less than you reserve, you just pay more.

It's a wonky system and I'd prefer to choose by provider instead. At least our electricity provider has to ask the state legislature for permission to raise prices, so that's nice. Energy here isn't all that expensive (around the nationwide median) and moving toward green energy, but I think I'd prefer a more competitive system.

I don't know about you, but I haven't had a great experience with government run services. Government is better at owning and setting rules about things than actually operating them. If it's possible to have competition, then the government playing referee seems to provide a better result.

If a monopoly is unavoidable, then yeah, the government should be that monopoly. But as long as it's feasible to have at least three competitors, it should be privately run.

Lol, struck it out.