Electricity Restructuring: Comparison of Comprehensive Bills

Parker, Larry ; Abel, Amy

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Energy;    Law and legislation;    Electric industries - Deregulation;    Law;    Business;   

RP-ID  :  RL30087
RP-ID  :  RL30087 2000-07-24

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Once considered the nation's most regulated industry, the electric utility industry is evolving into a more competitive environment. Currently, the focus of this development is the generating sector, where the advent of new generating technologies has lowered both entry barriers to competitors of traditional utilities and the marginal costs of those competitors below those of some traditional utilities. This technological advance has combined with legislative initiatives, such as the Energy Policy Act (EPACT), to encourage the introduction of competitive forces into the electric generating sector.