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For a century, the generation and distribution of electricity was largely kept out of the hands of commerce. It is not a product that you are free to choose whether or not to buy. Every household needs electricity and no one can run the risk of its non-availability. Distribution takes place along lines under the public highway. The public services too, such as hospitals, schools and trams, use a lot of electricity. You cannot leave all this to a company whose primary interest is to make a profit; it is best left to local or regional government monopolies, on condition that they are subject to democratic control by a chosen parliamentary body that watches over environmental and consumer interests. In the Netherlands we now have wide experience of the transfer of the electricity supply to the private sector. Environmentally friendly investments for the small-scale generation of electricity have been neglected or ruled out in favour of the importation of nuclear power. Now all that counts is which electricity can be produced or purchased cheapest. Payment for green power, which consumers are allowed to buy from a different producer from their traditional regional supplier, usually leads to chaos. I support Mr Turmes, our rapporteur, in his attempt to counteract false information about green power or misuse of money for termination of nuclear energy, but that is insufficient."@en1
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