Electric Choices - Deregulation and the Future of Electric Power

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Andrew N. Kleit - Foreword by Pat Wood III - Contributions by Timothy J. Brennan; Timothy J. Considine; Terry Daniel; David E. Dismukes; Joseph Doucet; Michael Giberson; William W. Hogan; L Lynne Kiesling; Craig S. Pirrong; Andre Plourde; Stephe Klappentext The electricity industry, one of the largest and most vital sectors of the U.S. economy, has changed dramatically in recent years. After being heavily regulated for more than a century by authorities at all levels, deregulation is taking center stage, allowing for enormous efficiency gains. Electric Choices explores the difficult questions surrounding deregulation and urges Americans to continue the transition to a market-based model. Zusammenfassung The electricity industry! one of the largest and most vital sectors of the US economy! has changed dramatically over years. This book explores the difficult questions surrounding deregulation and urges Americans to continue the transition to a market-based model. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 1 Introduction Chapter 2 2 Can Electricity Restructuring Survive? Lessons from California and Pennsylvania Chapter 3 3 The Role of Retail Pricing in Electricity Restructuring Chapter 4 4 Using Experiments to Inform the Privatization/Deregulation Movement in Electricity Chapter 5 5 The Alberta Experience Chapter 6 6 Transactions Costs and the Organization of Coordination Activities in Power Markets Chapter 7 7 Market-Based Transmission Investments and Competitive Electricity Markets Chapter 8 8 Checking for Market Power in Electricity: The Perils of Price-Cost Margins Chapter 9 9 The Role of Distributed Energy Resources in a Restructured Power Industry Chapter 10 10 Blackout Economics

Product details

• Authors: Andrew N. Kleit, Andrew N. (EDT)/ Wood Kleit
• Assisted by: Andrew Kleit (Editor), Andrew N Kleit (Editor), Andrew N. Kleit (Editor), Kleit Andrew N. (Editor), Pat Wood III (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.01.2007
• EAN: 9780742548763
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-4876-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, United States of America, USA, Electrical power generation and distribution industries, Electrical power industries