True, they may come back. With new generating capacity being built in the Northwest and California, supply may someday outstrip demand on the Western grid. That would send prices down. We didn't ask for it, but that's what we got. The question is what do we need to do in this new world to make sure we have electricity that we can pay for.
Deregulation sounds so American, so free enterprise.
Many companies in the marketplace, bidding for consumers' attention. Businesses compete to make money by serving consumers. The consumer becomes sovereign. There's no reason to do it any other way for most products. The problem with electricity is that it's primary to almost everything we do.