agency, the unbundling of generation, transmission, and distribution, the introduction of competition and the implementation … of privatization programs in the generation and distribution segments, on some of this sector’s performance outcomes, and … distribution segment. The unbundling of generation, transmission, and distribution has contributed to improving productive …

original reform led to less investment in major transmission lines but more intensive use of existing lines. Competition to … the regulation of monopoly networks is feasible, and the scope for it may be greater than generally appreciated. However …

acquisition costs are low and the cost to consumers is negligible. Aggregation and retail competition have been thwarted by Rate … Stabilization Plans holding incumbent utility prices below cost since 2006. In the Ohio gas sector, rate regulation has not … discouraged aggregation and competition, but market prices falling below municipally negotiated rates can be politically …

What is a good balance between competition and coordination in network industries? Network unbundling aims to promote … competition, but this has to be balanced against the downside of unbundling: firm-internal coordination falls away and must be … coordination. This paper examines three persistent sources of flawed coordination: 1) a regulation versus unbundling dilemma, 2 …

models (legal unbundling, ownership unbundling, IDSO) are not adequate here. Instead, we discuss two novel approaches: The … not require stronger unbundling of DSOs, we recommend to investigate this solution further. …

Theory and empirics suggest that by curbing competition, incumbent electricity companies which used to be and here are … generation and transmission and/or distribution networks. Because curbing competition is generally believed to be welfare …-reducing, EU law requires unbundling (separation) of the VIU networks. However, the EU allows its member states the choice between …