Utility industry restructuring debated at conference

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Public Utilities Fortnightly; (United States)

OSTI ID:6353173

Simpson, J

With passage of the Energy Policy Act and issuance of FERC Order 636, the electric and natural gas industries enter a world shaped by competition. That means new risks, new opportunities, and inevitably winners and losers. Topics related to this were discussed at the sixth annual Utility M A Symposium. The next step in the electric industry's evolution will be the formation of regional transmission groups. In the natural gas industry, local distribution companies will face substantially more risk as they absorb responsibilities for gas transportation and storage previously held by pipelines. Other risks include state commissions' oversight of gas purchases, variable costs of transportation and storage, and the threat of pipeline bypass and loss of large loads.

• OSTI ID: 6353173
• Journal Information: Public Utilities Fortnightly; (United States), Journal Name: Public Utilities Fortnightly; (United States) Vol. 131:5; ISSN PUFNAV; ISSN 0033-3808
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
031000 -- Natural Gas-- Legislation & Regulations
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
296000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power
COMPETITION
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY POLICY
GAS UTILITIES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INDUSTRY
LAWS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
PUBLIC UTILITIES
TRANSMISSION
US DOE
US ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT
US FERC
US ORGANIZATIONS