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regulatory reform, and the distortionary effects of utility regulation. I find that the effect of utility regulatory reform in …
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The European Union's (EU) energy sector is changing due to major policy reforms. In this article, we examine the impact of major legislative changes which were designed to induce competition in the energy sector: the three liberalization packages. Competition was expected to benefit the industry...
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This study is an exploration of the results of recent studies of cloud computing, comparing them with economic and policy findings in studies of other industries that have been thought to provide infrastructural, utility services
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introducing Independent Regulation in the electricity industry is effective in stimulating performance improvements: this lead to …
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associated with the X-factor in a price/revenue cap regulation and cost of capital, whilst at the same time increasing overall …
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regulator Ofgem replaced its approach to energy network price control and incentive regulation with a Revenue … regulation model that be revised by the regulator. The lessons of experience from the RIIO models are also relevant for … regulators in other countries and can inform their design of incentive regulation of energy networks. …
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The shift to competition in utility generation is likely to generate "stranded investments," which are wealth transfers between investors and utility ratepayers. Stranded investments can take either of two forms: (1) "stranded costs" are a transfer from investors to ratepayers that occur when...
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In regulation of network services such as the distribution of electricity, gas and water prices have traditionally been …
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Economic theory states that “free market” competition naturally achieves lower prices—thereby increasing efficiency and benefiting society. This is the first paper in the literature to use means testing to statistically analyze electricity prices, from 1970-2011, for states that...
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and regulation and productivity measurement of the German electricity industry in particular. The methodological approach …
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