Electricity economics: essays and case studies

Book · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 UTC 1977

OSTI ID:5339365

Turvey, R; Anderson, D

These studies deal with the economic theory and practice of pricing and investment in electricity supply. There are seven chapters on applications, five on principles, and the final four clear up some deficiencies in existing theory. The chapters following an introductory chapter are Economics, Finance, and Equity in Tariff Policy; Electricity Tariffs in Thailand; Electricity Tariffs in Tunisia; Electricity Tariffs in Sudan; An American Tariff Structure; Rural Electrification in Developing Countries; Electricity Development in Turkey: A Case Study Using Linear Programming; How to Study Tariffs; The Rate of Return on Projects--and Relations between Pricing and Investments; The Willingness-to-Pay Criterion; a Layman's Guide to Shadow Pricing; Investment Planning Models; Optimal Electricity Pricing Under Uncertainty; Cost Structure in Hydro and Hydro-Thermal Systems; Tariff Structures with Simple Metering; and A Note on Optimal Pricing and Indivisibilities. (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 5339365
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AFRICA
ASIA
CHARGES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY MODELS
GLOBAL ASPECTS
INVESTMENT
POWER
SUDAN
TAXES
THAILAND
TUNISIA