Dell: Electricity remains the only major US industry not broadly deregulated
Zach Dell · No Priors Ep. 136 | Base Power CEO and Co-Founder Zach Dell · Oct 15, 2025 · at 22:22
Base Power CEO Zach Dell compares power sector regulation to historical US deregulation waves across other industries.
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“If you look at trucking, or airlines, or telecom, you know, all of these industries deregulated over the last 50 years except electricity.”
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