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Many states within the U.S., and many countries across the world, are opening their electicity markets to competition. Many others are uncertain about their plans. These differences emphasize the complexities involved in the technology and regulatory structure of the electricity industry--an industr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brennan, Timothy J.
Otros Autores: Palmer, Karen L., Martinez, Salvador
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Resources for the Future, ©2002.
Temas:
Electric utilities > United States.
Electric utilities > Government policy > United States.
Electric utilities > United States > Management.
Services publics d'électricité > États-Unis.
Services publics d'électricité > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Services publics d'électricité > États-Unis > Gestion.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > Electrical.
Electric utilities
Electric utilities > Government policy
Electric utilities > Management
Elektriciteitsbedrijven.
Energievoorziening.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Part I: how the industry got here
  • Issues in restructuring the electricity industry
  • From regulation to competition
  • International and U.S. restructuring experiences
  • The California experience
  • Part II: current policy issues
  • Competition in energy, regulation of wires
  • Vertical restructuring
  • Regulating rates for transmission and distribution
  • Encouraging competition
  • Balancing loads and dispatching power
  • Ensuring reliability in a competitive market
  • State and federal roles
  • Public power's role after restructuring
  • Covering standard costs
  • Restructuring and environmental protection
  • Public purpose programs in a competitive market
  • Part III: the future
  • Prospects for restructuring.

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