Competitive Change in the Electric Power Industry...
Competitive Change in the Electric Power Industry...

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1999-07

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13: 0788181475

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Oversight hearing on competitive change in the electric power industry. The purpose of this hearing is to receive Oklahoma input and expertise on this important piece of legislation. Witnesses: Ed Apple, Oklahoma Corp. Comm.; J. Chris Cariker, Kamo Power; T.D. Churchwell, Public Services Co. of Oklahoma; Sens. Jim Dunlap and Don Nickles; Ron Frost, Fleming Companies; Cody Graves, Public Impact Associates; William Herron, Stillwater Electric Utility; Dave McMillen, AES Shady Point., Inc.; Steven Moore, Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co.; Mickey Thompson, Oklahoma Indep. Petroleum Assoc.; and P. Michael Veltri, Monsanto's NutraSweet/Kelco Co.

Power Structure
Power Structure

Author: John E. Kwoka Jr.

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-08-28

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 0585229651

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Power Structure examines the effects on economic performance of several key features of the U.S. electric power industry. Paramount among these are public versus private ownership, vertical integration versus deintegration, and retail competition versus monopoly distribution. Each of these, as well as other structural characteristics of utilities and their markets, are analyzed for their effects on costs and price. These issues are important for a number of reasons. The U.S. electric power industry is presently embarking on a fundamental restructuring in terms of integration and competition. In other countries, privatization of state-owned enterprises is being viewed as the answer to unsatisfactory performance. From a longer perspective, the question of the relative performance of publicly owned versus privately owned utilities in the U.S. has never been resolved. And despite much speculation there is little reliable evidence as to the importance of either vertical integration or competition.