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

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[–] 99 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Just like to point out that Jerry Jones (the owner of the Dallas Cowboys) made almost $1 Billion, with a B, during the big freeze because he owns the natural gas fields and his good budy Governor Abbot said that wholesalers must sell for the max amount as allowed by law during that time, basically legalizing price gouging.

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