Definition of "deregulated" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of deregulate. (verb)

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• "A study prepared for public utility commissioners of the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade legislation finds that “any allowance allocation” in deregulated markets “will result in consumer-funded windfall profits,” and says investing allowance auction proceeds in “technologies and strategies that directly reduce energy use and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions is one effective strategy for lowering consumer costs.”"
• "But as energy prices have soared, electricity rates have gone up more in deregulated states than in regulated ones …."
• "Thaler’s point is that many people hate making these choices and if people refuse to make informed decisions in deregulated markets, we will be slow to see the benefits of deregulation."