Electricity pricing for North Carolina and the Nation. Testimony of Douglas C. Bauer before the North Carolina Utilities Commission

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:7367081

Bauer, D C

A National policy on a more rational electric power pricing policy to conserve energy is discussed as it relates to North Carolina utilities and electric consumers. Structural rate issues are presented in terms of the rationale for peak load pricing, practical problems associated with implementation of such pricing, and proposed solutions for the problems. The practical problems include revenue instability, abrupt changes in cost to the consumer, and metering costs. The chief concern with the implementation of the peak load pricing is the metering costs for time-of-day rates for all customers. Several suggestions for allaying this concern (including interruptable rates for industrial customers) are introduced. A model case for aggressive peak management in utility systems is described, and the relevant savings in cumulative capital expenditures and in projected 1985 demands for retail electricity are set forth. (BLM)

• Research Organization: Federal Energy Administration, Washington, D.C. (USA); Federal Energy Administration, Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 7367081
• Report Number(s): NP-20638
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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