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Proponents of electric deregulation have long promised that competition would drive down prices for consumers. The data today tells a different story. As demand growth from data centers and other large loads come online and begin to impact electric utility rates, the evidence against deregulation is growing.
Power for Tomorrow’s analysis of state-level average electricity prices makes one thing clear: residential electric customers bear the brunt of the costs of deregulation – and the harm to these customers is increasing.
Debates about electricity affordability often focus on utility returns, but many of the most common assumptions about how regulated utilities are financed are simply incorrect.
Power for Tomorrow's new primer, Utility Finance 101: How Regulated Utility Returns Support Affordable Electricity for Customers, explains how the regulated utility model works, why Return on Equity (ROE) is not a guaranteed profit, and how the regulatory system protects customers while ensuring utilities can attract the investment needed to build, maintain, and modernize the electric grid.
For years, proponents of electricity deregulation have argued that competition lowers costs for consumers. New data tells a very different story.
According to new proprietary analysis by Power for Tomorrow (PFT), informed by 2024 Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, residential customers in deregulated electricity states are paying dramatically more for power than those in traditionally regulated markets.
A recent poll of Louisiana voters, conducted by Peak Insights, reveals a striking trend: while many initially support electricity deregulation, that support collapses once they learn what it actually means.
Pricing Data Confirms Families Pay More in Deregulated Electricity States
For years, proponents of electricity deregulation have argued that competition lowers costs for consumers. New data tells a very different story.
According to new proprietary analysis by Power for Tomorrow (PFT), informed by 2024 Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, residential customers in deregulated electricity states are paying dramatically more for power than those in traditionally regulated markets.
Poll: Louisiana Voters Reject Electricity Deregulation Once They Learn the Facts
A recent poll of Louisiana voters, conducted by Peak Insights, reveals a striking trend: while many initially support electricity deregulation, that support collapses once they learn what it actually means.