Doesn't Anyone Else See this as Odd?

Every few days an article appears touting what can be dones with money from the power relicensing. No one seems to be asking the obvious question - why don't they just lower rates to help make the region more competitive? The problem with the region is not too few boondoggle projects. Our biggest problems stem from a loss of jobs because of the high cost of doing business in the region. Let's lower those costs by eliminating the obscene profits of the power commission.