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Title The mirage of retail wheeling
Creator/Author Flavin, C. ; Lenssen, N.K. (Worldwatch Inst., Washington, DC (United States))
Publication Date1995 Dec 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 6585830
Other Number(s)ISSN1066-8683; CODEN: CCPJE8
Resource TypeJournal Article
Resource RelationCogeneration and Competitive Power Journal ; Vol/Issue: 10:1
Subject240600 -- Power Transmission & Distribution-- Legislation & Regulations-- (1990-) ;296000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power ;290700 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Transport & Storage; POWER TRANSMISSION-- DEREGULATION; CALIFORNIA;COMPETITION;ECONOMIC IMPACT;ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY;ENERGY CONSERVATION;LOAD MANAGEMENT;NORWAY;SALES;UNITED KINGDOM
Related SubjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES;EUROPE;INDUSTRY;MANAGEMENT;NORTH AMERICA;SCANDINAVIA;USA;WESTERN EUROPE
Description/Abstract For decades, the electrical utility industry was one of the world`s most staid, immutable businesses, generating little excitement and even less controversy.^Today, that industry is being turned upside down as one government after another considers and implements reforms.^Not since the time of Thomas Edison has the electric power business been so dynamic.^Although utility reforms vary widely, the broader trends are clear: away from public and private monopolies, and toward increased diversity and more competition.^The reform efforts reflect a broad consensus that the current system is inefficient and has failed to take advantage of many economic and technological opportunities.^Despite a promising array of innovations, a limited and distorted approach to utility reform has captured the attention of some utility analysts and regulators in the mid-nineties.^It goes by the arcane term, retail wheeling.^If enacted in the form proposed in several countries, retail wheeling would only partially realize the benefits of increased competition, and would severely undermine the long-term planning that has been so vital to the evolution of an efficient, environmentally sound electricity market.^The paper describes early impacts of retail wheeling in countries who have passed such legislation and forecasts longer term impacts from retail wheeling.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatPages: 6-14
System Entry Date2001 May 13

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