YsoL8 t1_j9238b0 wrote on February 18, 2023 at 5:24 PM

Reply to comment by americanspirit64 in Globally, the total cost of energy for households has likely increased between 62.6% and 112.9% since Russia invaded Ukraine, say international researchers. An additional 78–141 million people worldwide could be pushed into extreme poverty as a result of these increases. by MistWeaver80

Have one publicly owned company on the market. As the government owns it, it can incentivise the directors to pursue 'fair' margins however you want to define that.

Other companies either get with the program by competing at the new price level or put themselves out of business. And when it does shareholder payouts, that would be going directly back to the government so it pays for itself.

If it goes out business, spin up another with less foolish operating directions.