Sell lumens, not kilowatts: The future for electric utilities

Journal Article · Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1993 · Electricity Journal; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/1040-6190(93)90049-Q· OSTI ID:6164710

Piepmeier, J M ^[1]; Jermain, D ^[2]; Egnor, T L ^[3]

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1. James M. Piepmeier Co., Evanston, IL (United States)
2. David O. Jermain Associates, Portland, OR (United States)
3. MicroGrid, Portland, OR (United States)

The key to the future for electric utilities will not be found in legislation or regulation. Title VII of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 will prove to be just as ineffectual in improving the industry's position as was the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. These legislative palliatives, which produced so much commotion and so many reams of heated commentary, are largely irrelevant to a successful future for electric utilities. The key will be found in economics, not in law, and the future will lie in completing Thomas A. Edison's century-old vision for the industry, half of which the industry has heretofore ignored. The industry must embrace the complete vision and evolve from electric utilities into [open quotes]end-use energy utilities.[close quotes]

• OSTI ID: 6164710
• Journal Information: Electricity Journal; (United States), Vol. 6:3; ISSN 1040-6190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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