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Deregulation of Electric Utilities

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Georges Zaccour

    1. GERAD and CETAI, École des Hautes Études Commerciales, Montréal, Canada

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Part of the book series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy (TREP, volume 28)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. IPPS Get Vammoed in Texas

    • Ross Baldick
    Pages 1-23

  3. Competition and Direct Access in New Zealand’S Electricity Market

    • Mario E. Bergara, Pablo T. Spiller
    Pages 25-46

  4. Competition and Access in Electricity Markets: ECPR, Global Price Cap, and Auctions

    • Marcel Boyer, Jacques Robert
    Pages 47-74

  5. Periodic Regulatory Review in UK Electricity Markets; Developments within a Deregulated System

    • Philip Burns, Thomas Weyman-Jones
    Pages 75-99

  6. Challenges for Effective Competition in Large-Hydro Dominated Markets: The Case of Québec

    • Philippe Dunsky, Philip Raphals
    Pages 101-117

  7. Hydroelectricity and the State in Quebec and Ontario: Two Different Historical Paths

    • Ruth Dupré, Michel Patry
    Pages 119-147

  8. Restructuring and Competitive Arrangements in the Electricity Supply Industry Towards a Better Efficiency?

    • Dominique Finon
    Pages 149-178

  9. Electricity Deregulation in England and Wales

    • Richard Green
    Pages 179-202

  10. Improving the Performance of Electricity Industries in Developing Countries: is World Bank Policy on Deregulation the Way Forward?

    • David Hawdon
    Pages 203-227

  11. Demand-Side Management Expenditures and the Market Value of U.S. Electric Utilities: Strategic Investment or Disinvestment?

    • Douglas A. Houston
    Pages 229-258

  12. Introducing Competition to the Electricity Industry in Spain: the Role of Initial Conditions

    • Edward Kahn
    Pages 259-273

  13. Peak Load Problem, Deregulation and Reliability Pricing

    • Pierre-Olivier Pineau
    Pages 275-296

  14. An Integrated Energy and Reserve Market for New Zealand

    • E. Grant Read, Glenn R. Drayton-Bright, Brendan J. Ring
    Pages 297-319

  15. Transmission Contracts may also Hinder Detrimental Network Investments in Oligopolistic Electricity Markets

    • Yves Smeers, Wei Jing-Yuan
    Pages 321-342
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Deregulation of Electric Utilities reviews the main issues relating to the changing environment in the utility industry. Topics covered in depth include compensation for stranded costs, efficiency gains, institutional design, pricing, economics of scale, and network externalities. In addition, this book assesses early experiences in electricity deregulation in continental Europe, New Zealand, North America, and the United Kingdom.

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  • GERAD and CETAI, École des Hautes Études Commerciales, Montréal, Canada

    Georges Zaccour

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