Competition policy versus energy policy: A Swedish example

Technical Report · Sat Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:416343

Banks, F E

In an interview given to the Swedish publication ERA, Professor Stephen Littlechild - who needs no introduction to the newspaper reading public in the United Kingdom - made the following observation. {open_quotes}I do not want to give advice to the readers of ERA, but it must be said that the privatization of the U.K. electricity market has led to many advantages. We have a lower electricity price today than what we would have had if electricity had remained in public hands, and customers have received better service. Competition has also increased, which is positive. I think that Sweden should simply hurry up.{close_quotes}

• Research Organization: International Association for Energy Economics, Cleveland, OH (United States)
• OSTI ID: 416343
• Report Number(s): CONF-9507139--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
COMPETITION
DEREGULATION
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY
ENERGY POLICY
MARKETING
SWEDEN