areas. In particular, the U.S. telecommunications sector was hit by a deep crisis and electricity reforms suffered under the … experiences in other areas suggesting that competition could provide large benefits to hitherto regulated utilities in local … telephony and the electricity sector. Part of the explanation lies in an underestimate of the coordination problems, resulting …

empirical methods to the analysis of electricity markets, and to evaluate them in light of theoretical considerations and …

trends in the electricity industry (i.e., increasing competition and the prospect of industry restructuring). …

surrounding region would be able to support a competitive electricity market, would allow for effective competition to keep prices … uncertainties of electricity restructuring warrant a more detailed analysis to determine if there might be pitfalls that have not … evaluation of how Illinois might fare under a restructured electricity market. The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC …

Recent electricity price spikes are painful reminders of the value that meaningful demand-side responses could bring to … the restructuring US electricity system. Review of the aggregate offers made by suppliers confirms that even a modest … market (Kirby and Kueck 1999). Yet, in today's markets for electricity, little or no such response is evident. In effect …

assess the levelized cost of electricity under four supply options: (1) public utility ownership of new geothermal capacity … California. Our analysis is not intended to provide precise estimates of the levelized cost of electricity from wind projects and … on a comparison of the levelized cost of electricity. Thus, in addition to quantitative analysis, we also include a …

electricity prices. In this light, the dramatic increase in natural gas prices since the 1990s should be a cause for ratepayer … prices (and by extension future electricity prices) may end up markedly different than expected. Second, this displacement … electricity. Though we do not seek to judge whether these two specific benefits outweigh any incremental cost of renewable energy …