Do they? The feds already had to step in when private companies deemed large swaths of the United States unprofitable (see also: rural electrification and the TVA).
Yes, they do. ERCOT, as one example, is doing just fine, many of the southwest power companies are private and aren't having issues.
Do they? The feds already had to step in when private companies deemed large swaths of the United States unprofitable (see also: rural electrification and the TVA).