Comments on: Why a coal guy is turning green http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/10/14/why-a-coal-guy-is-turning-green/ This blog is about the impact of business on society. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:37:14 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jim Gordon http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/10/14/why-a-coal-guy-is-turning-green/comment-page-1/#comment-283749 Jim Gordon Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:57:16 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=2307#comment-283749 You do, of course, realize that the only way for a regulated utility to raise revenue is to raise consumer prices, no? Please rememeber the "good old" telephone days, when as a regulated industry they encouraged cost increases as the only means of justification for price increases, and as public companies, raising revenues raised stock prices - and executive bonuses. There is likely less alturism in this stance, when viewed in a different perspective. You do, of course, realize that the only way for a regulated utility to raise revenue is to raise consumer prices, no? Please rememeber the “good old” telephone days, when as a regulated industry they encouraged cost increases as the only means of justification for price increases, and as public companies, raising revenues raised stock prices – and executive bonuses.

There is likely less alturism in this stance, when viewed in a different perspective.

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