re: Why is Entergy my only choice for electricity? How is that not a monopoly?

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When I lived on the north shore, I could pick between them and a power company out of Washington Parish.

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I don’t think so.

And yes, it is a regulated monopoly. The catch for them is that they have to serve every potential customer in their jurisdiction and treat all customers equal.

The reason for these monopolies historically makes some sense, as they didn’t want multiple companies investing in all of the infrastructure.