Utilities` ``obligation to serve`` under deregulation
Journal Article
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· American Gas
OSTI ID:465080
The utility no longer has protected status, and the traditional franchise concept is under attack. Exclusive rights once conveyed to the utilities are being denied and not just in the area of gas sales. Exclusive rights once conveyed to utilities will be denied in more areas. State by state, the utilities` franchise is being examined to see which, if any, of its provisions are necessary in a deregulated environment. Can the free market provide everything that`s been provided for many years under monopolistic arrangements? Some of the most critical and difficult of these provisions concern the obligation to serve, which utilities, in most states, have assumed as part of their franchise agreement. Regulators, courts, utilities, marketers and others are busy sorting through these issues, but resolution could take years. The paper discusses deregulation, universal service fee, representation without taxation, suppliers and marketer restrictions.
- OSTI ID:
- 465080
- Journal Information:
- American Gas, Journal Name: American Gas Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 79; ISSN AMGLEH; ISSN 1043-0652
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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