“The privatisation failed. The owners are billing darkness. An industry that cannot generate power has discovered it can still generate revenue by billing darkness. That is not a business model. That is a levy on a suffering people, and it is enforced with the coercive power of a monopoly the state granted them.”

Critical Electricity · 2026

“The privatisation failed. The owners are billing darkness. An industry that cannot generate power has discovered it can still generate revenue by billing darkness. That is not a business model. That is a levy on a suffering people, and it is enforced with the coercive power of a monopoly the state granted them.”

SB Sen. Ben Murray-Bruce @benmurraybruce 29th Aug. 2026 on X

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