Ten key questions for the restructuring regulator

Journal Article · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996 · Electricity Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S1040-6190(96)80289-2· OSTI ID:447682

Navarro, P ^[1]

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1. Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)

In the terra incognita of restructuring, there are no adequate guidebooks. There are, however, a handful of questions that all stakeholders should address if the many restructuring debates are to be intelligently advanced. As the regulators consider signing on to this brave new world of electricity restructuring, it is becoming increasingly clear that there is no adequate guidebook. The purpose of this article is to help fill this gap by examining 10 key questions in the debate. Those questions are: Is the generation market potentially competitive? Is the market for electricity generation currently concentrated? Spot market power exchange vs. direct access - how should the transmission pool be structured? Should PBR be substituted for RBR in the distribution market? Can small residential customers be protected from price discrimination? Should utilities be allowed full recovery of stranded costs? How should stranded costs be valued? How should stranded costs be recovered? What about demand-side management and integrated resource planning? What about ratepayer assistance programs?

• OSTI ID: 447682
• Journal Information: Electricity Journal, Journal Name: Electricity Journal Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 9; ISSN ELEJE4; ISSN 1040-6190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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