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This is basically how Texas sells electricity.[1] I'm not an expert on it but it makes a ton of sense.

Of course, it may be easier to do this for electricity, where the fundamental technology doesn't change quickly anymore (as far as I know), than for internet connectivity, where we are still undergoing fairly rapid technological change, relatively speaking.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deregulation_of_the_Texas_elec...