October 28, 2011

The Beautiful Transmission Tower, the Glamorous Wind Turbine

3 Comments / Electricity, Miscellany / By

Michael Giberson We talk a bit about the economics of electric power transmission and wind power here, but there is more to understanding the world than economics. Previously we have noted Virginia Postrel writing on the techno-glamour of, among other things, wind turbines. Now we take note of the Pylon Design Competition and its recently …

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Why Did Water Utilities in the U.S. Become Mostly Publicly Owned?

2 Comments / Economic history, Economics, Electricity / By

Michael Giberson Among U.S. water utilities, some are publicly owned and some are privately owned. Same thing for gas utilities and electric utilities. But unlike in the gas and electric power industries, the water business has become predominantly organized by publicly-owned utilities. Scott Masten explores why it was that public utility ownership became dominant among …

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