Challenges of the decade: regulatory review

Conference · · Electr. Perspect.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6136013

Bauer, D C

Rate relief, construction lead time and planning, industrial rates, and innovative ratemaking processes are a few of the challenge areas the electric-utility industry and electric consumers will face in the near future. A cooperative effort among businesses, private consumers, and regulators must be orchestrated for successful decisions to be made. The National Governors Association's task force on electric-utility regulation recommends a regional regulatory agency that would have binding decision-making authority over specified electric power planning and regulatory matters in a multistate area. Other suggestions for future electric-utility-industry success include working within existing regulatory structure and laws; some form of deregulation; and creating and incorporating ratemaking mechanisms that would encourage improved production performance. 1 table.

• Research Organization: Edison Electric Inst., New York, NY
• OSTI ID: 6136013
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Electr. Perspect.; (United States)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
296000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320603 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Public Utilities-- (1980-)
COOPERATION
DECISION MAKING
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
PRICING REGULATIONS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RATE STRUCTURE
REGULATIONS