Electricity deregulation may leave poor in dark
Article Abstract:
The deregulation of the US electricity industry could take several forms, although the basic structure supporting the industry's future is already in place. Reforms mean that retail customers can receive power from a number of competing suppliers, but power will continued to be transmitted through wires controlled by local utilities. It could be that utilities will hold prices low enough to prevent the return of regulation, and devise ways of maximising profits at the expense of customers.
Publication Name: Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0887-8218
Year: 1997
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Electricity restructuring: environmental impacts
Article Abstract:
A competitive electricity market could lead to further dependence on renewable generating technologies and a more rapid retirement of the nation's existing power units. Some studies show that restructuring of the electricity industry could have a substantial impact on the level of emissions. Electricity suppliers will look for ways to differentiate their services from others, and offer initiatives that have been labeled 'green' power porgrams.
Publication Name: Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0887-8218
Year: 1997
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Stranded on the road to electricity competition
Article Abstract:
Retail competition in the US electric power industry is expected to reduce electricity prices of all consumers, and a study show that prices will be reduced by 13% in the short term, and by around 40% in the long term. It is not known how extensive competition will be, but competitive pricing will generate gains in economic efficiency and boost the gross domestic product.
Publication Name: Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0887-8218
Year: 1997
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: An experimental investigation of damage evolution in a ceramic matrix composite. Ultrasonic assessment of interfacial oxidation damage in ceramic matrix composites
- Abstracts: Photocatalytic degradation of secondary alcohol ethoxylate: spectroscopic, chromatographic, and mass spectometric studies
- Abstracts: Effect of particle concentration and fixation on radiocesium sorption. Amine-algae interactions: cation exchange and possible hydrogen bonding
- Abstracts: Influence of strain rate and temperature on the radial compression behavior of wet spruce. Rate data and material model parameter estimation
- Abstracts: Complete dissolution of trichloroethylene in saturated porous media. Transformation of hexachloroethane in a sulfidic natural water