Hacker News with Generative AI: Public Utilities

Should open source development platforms be a public utility? (xot.nl)
Perhaps open source collaboration platforms like Codeberg should be considered a form of public utility, maintaining a public infrastructure, with public financial support, and public oversight.
Open Source, Public Utilities, Technology, Infrastructure, Collaboration
5 points by raybb 40 days ago | 1 comments
Cities can cost effectively start their own utilities (burke.dev)
I don't think PG&E ratepayers understand how much higher the rates they pay are than what it actually costs PG&E to generate and transmit the electricity to their house. The average PG&E electricity charge now starts at 40 cents per kilowatt hour and goes up from there. Silicon Valley Power, Santa Clara's utility company, is getting power to customers for 17 cents per kilowatt hour. Sacramento's utility company charges about the same.
Utilities, Energy Costs, Public Utilities, California
420 points by kevinburke 57 days ago | 395 comments