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How deregulation made electricity more expensive, not cheaper

  • Written by Noah Dormady, Associate Professor of Public Policy, The Ohio State University
How deregulation made electricity more expensive, not cheaperPlugging in costs more these days.Devonyu/iStock / Getty Images Plus

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.

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