Competition in electricity distribution
The traditional view of electricity distribution is that it is a natural monopoly. Few authors have explored the question as to whether electricity distributors truly are natural monopolies or not, while observation of the current industrial practice tends to suggest that a "market" for distribution activities does actually exist. This is a paradox for a natural monopoly. Our explanation is that monopoly characteristics well characterise the network infrastructure, but not the network operation service.
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2008
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Authors: | Saplacan, Roxana |
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Utilities Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0957-1787. - Vol. 16.2008, 4, p. 231-237
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Natural monopoly Competition Organizational change Regulation |
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