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A framework for industrial systems modeling and simulation
Macfarlane, J.; Nachnani, S.; Tsai, L.H.; Kaae, P.; … - 2009
To successfully compete in a global market, manufacturing production systems are being forced to reduce time to market and to provide improved responsiveness to changes in market conditions. The organizations that comprise the business links in the production system must constantly make...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435619
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Contracts for dispatchable power
Kahn, E.P.; Stoft, S.; Marnay, C.; Berman, D. - 2008
Competitive bidding for electric power is maturing. Increasing numbers of utilities are soliciting proposals from private suppliers. The amount of capacity being sought is increasing, and potential suppliers appear to be abundant. Analysis of these developments still remains limited. Evidence on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435622
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Intergenerational transfers and the social discount rate
Howarth, R.B.; Norgaard, R.B. - 2008
This paper investigates the relationship between intergenerational asset transfers and the choice of the discount rate for use in cost-benefit analysis in a model of a competitive overlapping generations economy constrained by a socially managed exhaustible resource. Provided that there are no...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435644
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American Indian tribes and electric industry restructuring: Issues and opportunities
Howarth, D.; Busch, J.; Starrs, T. - 2009
The US electric utility industry is undergoing a period of fundamental change that has significant implications for Native American tribes. Although many details remain to be determined, the future electric power industry will be very different from that of the present. It is anticipated that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435668
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From monopoly to markets: Milestones along the road. Occasional paper {number_sign}25
Olson, W.P. - 2009
recent developments in the electric utility industry--most notably, the rapid trend toward competition in electric generation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435698
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Electric-utility DSM programs in a competitive market
Hirst, E. - 2008
on current debates about deregulation of, and increased competition in, the electric-utility industry. This report … competition. The net effect of such competition, especially at the retail level, would have much greater emphasis on electricity … electric bills and improve economic productivity. This report discusses the forms of competition and how they might affect DSM …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435700
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Green Power Marketing in the United States: A Status Report (Fifth Edition)
Swezey, B.; Bird, L. - 2008
their regulated utility provider or in competitive markets. As competition spreads in the electric power industry, more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435721
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Analysis of debt leveraging in private power projects
Kahn, E.P.; Meal, M.; Doerrer, S.; Morse, S. - 2008
As private power has grown to become a significant part of the electricity system, increasing concern about its financial implications has arisen. In many cases, the source of this concern has been the substantial reliance of these projects on debt financing. This study examines debt leveraging...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435771
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An economic and legal perspective on electric utility transition costs
Rose, K. - 2009
that the cost imposed on customers from inhibiting competition could exceed the gains from preventing uneconomic bypass …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435784
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Evaluating the potential impact of transmission constraints on the operation of a competitive electricity market in Illinois.
Cirillo, R.; Thimmapuram, P.; Veselka, T.; Koritarov, V.; … - Decision and Information Sciences; Univ. of Illinois - 2008
surrounding region would be able to support a competitive electricity market, would allow for effective competition to keep prices …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435795