I stand corrected on the secondary issue of whether most electric utilities are public or privately owned. I incorrectly extrapolated from the local to the national situation. But that is not the main issue here, that is NOT the point of the discussion. The issue is whether the electrical grid is vulnerable to human-generated EMP or solar flare degradation, and I will stand behind my opinion on that issue, which has been researched by panels of well-informed experts and has been deemed a potential threat to national security.
No, the issue is uniformed legislators making the decisions.
And spending our tax and electric bill dollars while doing so. I don't the want effectiveness and efficiency of the EPA, Post Office and IRS used on the electric utilities.