[lewislynn]

Where has it been tried without price controls?

That's just it. It won't work without price controls...And isn't "price controls" a "regulation"?

(California went 20+ years without any new power plants)

California had republican governors for 16 consecutive yrs before Davis. Wilson, the 2 term (8yrs) Republican Governor who signed the "deregulation" bill didn't see any need in building any either I guess.

[Southack]

"That's just it. It won't work without price controls..."

How would you know?