Whenever they have a spike in demand, the de-regulated prices go up by several hundred percent. Example

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    4 months ago

    I find it highly unlikely that a human being is deciding their living situation based on whether or not their utility provider is regulated.

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      Well I did, so shrug I guess I’m an outlier. My home search was very limited to one county so I could make sure we were covered by that city’s resources. Besides, I didn’t say it had to be the only reason. Just answering OPs question on how people live with those private unregulated utilities, which I did by avoiding them altogether.