> Please see that "there was no government mandate" is not the same as "a government mandate isn't possible".

I agree with this, a government mandate is absolutely possible. But I am also saying that they will never choose to do it.

I wonder if the best way, and something that might be more likely to pass, is something like "progressive pricing".

Like the first N kilowatt hours are the regular price, and would cover the average case for most people (I don't know what the average amount of electricity used by a person is but the power companies absolutely know). Then the next M kilowatt hours are an increased price, and keep going as energy spikes up.

I think this could work just because this is how income tax works. Somehow that managed to get passed by congress and state legislatures.

> I am also saying that they will never choose to do it

If this article were posted when this campaign was just starting, this would be a top HN comment. Unfortunately, lazy nihilism runs deep in tech circles.

Well, maybe the next one will given that the one that didn't was just fired for it and now there's a lawsuit against the city and the developer.