Op-ed by Justin Gillis, includes “Corruption scandals in Ohio and Illinois reveal an unsavory underside to the politics of energy. … The billion-dollar bailout of one of Ohio’s biggest utilities seemed suspicious from the start. It turns out the F.B.I. was paying attention, too. … The monopoly gas and power companies are lucrative enterprises by their nature, and their rates are generally under direct government control. Using money to influence politicians and regulators is nothing new. …”