Deregulation of the energy industry was supposed to bring lower prices through the invisible hand of the free market. It didn't. Ask any electricity consumer in California, natural gas consumer in the Midwest or home heating oil consumer in the Northeast. Energy prices have accelerated, [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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