kosher electricity

People are making a bid deal about this new arrangement to have the electric company supply "kosher electricity" to Haredi areas for Shabbos and holidays. People are complaining that it will cost the public more, we are supporting another of their stupidities, they just take take take, etc.

While personally I think it is not necessary, I do not see any big deal in this. People pay for the electricity. The people using the "kosher electricity" , necessary or not, will be paying for it in their electric bill. I wont be paying for anyone else's electricity, no matter where they get it from. It is even a good thing, with so many communities generating their own electricity illegally using generators and hooking up apartments and synagogues in dangerous ways that are not according to any standards, supplying it properly from the electric company will put an end to that, maybe. I am sure someone out there will still say it isnt kosher enough and will still operate a pirate generator, but most of those who want it will hook up to the official system. So this will minimize the danger to the public.

That being said, I wonder how many hechshers this electricity will have to have. Will it be Rabbanut, and if it is will the Haredim rely on it? Will it be Eida? will it be two or three hechshers certifying the electricity as kosher? Will there be a choice of regular and glatt electricity?

And I dont understand why this has to be passed as a law? Can't the electric company just decide to supply kosher electricity to those who want it without passing laws for it?

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