Streamlined ratemaking: recognizing challenges for consumers

Journal Article · Mon Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2010 · Electricity Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TEJ.2010.09.014· OSTI ID:21396202

Pollock, Jeffry

Streamlined ratemaking can be problematic if improper ratemaking practices are employed, consumers are forced to bear risks that have traditionally been born by utilities and their shareholders, and utilities are no longer strongly motivated to provide safe and reliable service at the lowest reasonable cost. Measures can be taken that help preserve the regulator's role as a surrogate for competition, thereby ensuring that rates are both just and reasonable. (author)

• OSTI ID: 21396202
• Journal Information: Electricity Journal, Vol. 23, Issue 9; Other Information: Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved; ISSN 1040-6190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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