[bduerst]

Why does that sound like a good idea from a European perspective, or from any perspective?

[ktjfi]

I was under the impression that electricity is not very taxed in the US, while here it is.

Also we have different tax rates for different things. You don't pay the same tax for eggs than for electronics. I don't know if the US has that. Applying the same to electricity sounds good. Hard to implement though.