Peak-load pricing in selected European electric utilities

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OSTI ID:5194398

Mitchell, B M; Acton, J P

The central purpose of this project is to test a variety of new peak-load tariffs with a representative sample of residential customers drawn from the service area of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Peak-load pricing has been in use for many years in Europe. This report surveys the principles of designing rate structures that refect the marginal costs of supplying electricity, and of how utilities in England, France, Norway, and Sweden have established tariffs based on these principles. By using peak-load pricing, European utilities have more accurately reflected the costs of supplying energy to their customers. In the process, they have achieved significant reductions in the peak loads of both high-voltage consumers and residential customers. (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 5194398
• Report Number(s): R-2031-DWP
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
296000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power
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ENERGY SOURCES
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