Whatever Happened to the Promise of Cheaper Electricity?
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As readers of Adam Smith know, the market functions to provide consumers with goods and services at the lowest price (within limits set by law). Yet, several years ago, we submitted a piece claiming that restructuring the electricity industry had not produced noticeable consumer benefits, and the irate peer reviewer (we suspect a big shot restructuring maven ) retorted that you can’t prove a negative but added, “Who said that restructuring was supposed to benefit consumers?” On the first point, we simply opined that consumer benefits…
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Original article published by OilPrice.com on June 17, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.
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