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[Black Aeronaut]

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And when at last it is time for the transition from megacorporation to planetary government, from entrepreneur to emperor, it is then that the true genius of our strategy shall become apparent, for energy is the lifeblood of this society and when the chips are down he who controls the energy supply controls Planet. In former times the energy monopoly was called "The Power Company"; we intend to give this name an entirely new meaning.

The application of this I'll leave to you.

Interesting.
Energy as it applies to a single planetary entity is an entirely different beast when compared to interstellar governments.  In that case, it boils down to "Who has more resources?" or even "Who has the richest real estate?"
What makes this really difficult to pin down is that everyone in Fenspace has independent energy sources.  In a pinch, Handwavium Solids will provide slightly more than enough juice for you to get by.  And then there are those of us who have a greater demand, such as the Roughriders, where Benjamin has reinvented nuclear fission reaction to gain a unique high-yield source of energy.  The drawback, of course, is that it relies on a consumable resource.  Of course, their R&D types are working on this.
The simple truth is that with energy resources so readily available and abundant in space, power monopolies depend on how much real estate you have and how big of a military force you are able to wield.  at least, that's my take on it.