[thaumasiotes]

Well, yes, that would make more sense.

I assume the idea behind the current setup is that having the state own a power company would be "communist", whereas having a "private" power company for which the state determines the areas it serves, the rates it charges customers, and how it spends its money is "not communist".

[fastball]

Never attribute to anti-communism that which can be more easily explained by crony capitalism.