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Title: Franchise competition in the electric utility industry

Journal Article · · Electricity Journal
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  1. Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand, Washington, DC (United States)

Franchise competition is - and should be - an integral part of enhanced competition. It serves the traditional goal of encouraging lower costs through the threat of takeover or purchase. However, the issue of utility recovery for stranded costs stands as a major unresolved question affecting customers` ability to partake of this central aspect of competition.

OSTI ID:
88762
Journal Information:
Electricity Journal, Vol. 8, Issue 4; Other Information: PBD: May 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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