Electric power. Deregulation and the public interest
Book
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OSTI ID:5358781
Recent decontrol of domestic oil prices, the breakdown in OPEC pricing discipline, and the phased deregulation of natural gas prices have restored a marked degree of stability to oil and gas markets, but consumers still face high and inequitable electricity rates, and the electric power industry is suffering a severe financial crisis and an uncertain future. This book examines regulatory structure of the industry and challenges the scale economies underlying the traditional, static ''natural monopoly'' theory of utilities. John Moorhouse and his colleagues analyze utility commission behavior, investment decisions, strategies for environmental protection, and the potential for deregulation of the electric power industry.
- OSTI ID:
- 5358781
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290200 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Economics & Sociology
296000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power
COGENERATION
COMPETITION
DECISION MAKING
DEREGULATION
DEUS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INVESTMENT
NATURAL GAS
PETROLEUM
POWER
POWER GENERATION
PRICING REGULATIONS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RATE STRUCTURE
REGULATIONS
STEAM GENERATION
SUBSIDIES
290200 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Economics & Sociology
296000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power
COGENERATION
COMPETITION
DECISION MAKING
DEREGULATION
DEUS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INVESTMENT
NATURAL GAS
PETROLEUM
POWER
POWER GENERATION
PRICING REGULATIONS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RATE STRUCTURE
REGULATIONS
STEAM GENERATION
SUBSIDIES