Electric utility restructuring debate - a primer
- Baise & Miller, P.C., Washington, DC (United States)
Federal and state policymakers continue to push towards more deregulation and greater competition in the supply of electricity in order to reduce its cost to the ultimate consumer. Congress, citing consumer benefits realized by the deregulation of the airlines, telecommunications and trucking, is preparing to act on legislation which would require the states to allow every retail customer to choose its power supplier. Many states, however, are already moving ahead. California, for example, enacted a law last summer which will restructure the state`s electric utility industry beginning in 1998 and provide complete retail choice by 2002. This paper provides a brief overview of the key events which have led the electric utility industry from a stable regulatory regime to this period of unprecedented change. The key issues currently faced by the industry are summarized and those aspects of the debate that are of specific relevance to waste-to-energy development are highlighted. The information is intended as an introduction to the national debate on restructuring of the electric utility industry.
- Research Organization:
- Solid Waste Association of North America, Silver Spring, MD (United States); Air and Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA (United States); Integrated Waste Services Association, Washington, DC (United States); National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States); American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Yonkers, NY (United States). Solid Waste Processing Div.; Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States). Air Pollution Technology Branch
- OSTI ID:
- 548917
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970440--; ON: DE97007054
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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