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by Aunche 1044 days ago
In the US utilities are subject to profit ceilings, and I'd be surprised if that wasn't the case in Europe. That's one of the reasons to classify something as a utility. By "energy companies", I'm assuming the top comment means fossil fuel companies.
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> In the US utilities are subject to profit ceilings, and I'd be surprised if that wasn't the case in Europe

Be surprised, then. European regulators typically influence consumer prices, one way or the other, but profits are not capped.