If it was an absolute free market with no barriers to entry sure. I've never lived anywhere that energy, water, or sewer was a free market. My natural gas supp

If it was an absolute free market with no barriers to entry sure. I've never lived anywhere that energy, water, or sewer was a free market. My natural gas supplier for example (which is used primarily for heating where I live) routinely raises prices and always flouts state law. My only option would be to discontinue use of natural gas, which would cost me even more money.