How deregulation made electricity more expensive, not cheaper

How deregulation made electricity more expensive, not cheaper

Plugging in costs more these days. Devonyu/iStock / Getty Images PlusAmerican families are feeling the pinch of rising electricity prices. In the past five years alone, the generation portion of the standard service residential electric bill in Columbus, Ohio, has increased by 110%. This is one data point in a national trend. Energy affordability is quickly shaping up to be a key election issue at all levels of American politics. And more than h…

How deregulation made electricity more expensive, not cheaper

by Noah Dormady, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] American families are feeling the pinch of rising electricity prices. In the past five years alone, the generation portion of the standard service residential electric bill in Columbus, Ohio, has increased by 110%. This is one data point in a national trend. Energy affordability is quickly shaping up to be a key election iss…