Electric utility restructuring
- Illinois Power Company, Decatur, IL (United States)
The author discusses some of the changes that are happening in the electric utility industry. Lots of words like utility restructuring, competition, deregulation, open access and regulatory reform are being bandied about all over the country in discussions concerning the future of the electric utility industry. What does all this mean, and what does it mean for the coal industry? The author outlines the major changes which have impacted the electric utility industry in the past ten years, which include the impact of the clean air act and movement toward deregulation. Both of these efforts have had economic impacts on the coal industry. For coal fired power plants 70% of the cost of operation can be tied up in the cost of coal, therefore there are tremendous pressures on the economic aspects of purchasing this resource. The future is sure to bring major changes in the way electric power is marketed, and moved from source to customer, and these forces are sure to apply pressure to the way the coal industry does its daily business.
- OSTI ID:
- 549063
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9609232--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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