Operating a transmission company under open access: The basic requirements

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1993 · Electricity Journal; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/1040-6190(93)90039-N· OSTI ID:6638437

Hunt, S; Shuttleworth, G

In both Europe and North America, technical and legal changes are increasing the opportunities for electricity traders to use transmission lines and grids that are owned by other companies. This article discusses the view that transmission maybe a service potentially separable from the production and retailing of electricity, and that transmission should be freely available at an appropriate price. Grid operators are wary of proposals to open access to transmission. European legislators want grid operators to become Transmission System Operators (TSO), moving energy around the network for others. Also discussed in this article are the powers that the TSO should be allowed to exercise if access to transmission is made available.

• OSTI ID: 6638437
• Journal Information: Electricity Journal; (United States), Vol. 6:2; ISSN 1040-6190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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