I probably understood that wrong, but it seems to me that the government took money from the taxpayer to build a billion pound tunnel that private companies then use to sell electricity to the people. Somehow that does not sound fair to me.,(reply>), JackhammerJesus Government contracts fund a private company to allow their citizens access to private services. The roads are built by the government too, and they give access to private activities.<br>You can let private companies do it, but they can be risk averse and not be willing to invest in infrastructure that will benefit the people, this is where a government steps in.