“ De-regulation is the answer.”
You mean like the electric utility scam? Texas had regulated electricity forever. Then they de-regulated the industry. Electric service has gone up in price to be a major cost of homeownership, no longer a minor cost.
De-regulation gave us the scam choose your provider. The companies only bill you. The power still comes from the same utility lines.
The current economic price increase has high fuel prices and idiot democRATS as the cause.
“The power still comes from the same utility lines.”
Who owns the utility lines? That sounds like a natural monopoly. If so, price regulation should be considered.
De-regulation, like regulation, must be handled with care. We want intelligent regulation. Usually as little as possible.
Off the top of my head, the rural-urban-suburban structure may be relevant. For example, if lines have to be strung for miles to reach one lonely farmhouse, perhaps there should be a higher charge.
What would the alternatives be for someone living in the country? Solar? A generator? Both?