• DocumentCode
    3232846
  • Title

    Electricity industry restructuring in California: policy issues for deregulation and lessons for the developing countries

  • Author

    Makherjee, S.K.

  • Author_Institution
    City of Palo Alto Utilities, CA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    1998
  • Firstpage
    497
  • Abstract
    The restructuring of the electricity industry in California, initiated on March 31, 1998, was expected to usher in competition among electricity service providers and reduce electricity rates for all customers. The salient features of the new structure and the experience with the process is discussed. The focus is on specific policy issues related to restructuring and the lessons to be learnt from the California experience by other regions and countries
  • Keywords
    electricity supply industry; California; ancillary services; deregulation; developing countries; electricity industry restructuring; electricity rates reduction; electricity service providers competition; policy issues; power exchange bidding system; transmission charges; Cities and towns; Communication industry; Costs; Electricity supply industry deregulation; Energy consumption; Investments; Mesh generation; Monopoly; Power generation; Power industry;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    TENCON '98. 1998 IEEE Region 10 International Conference on Global Connectivity in Energy, Computer, Communication and Control
  • Conference_Location
    New Delhi
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4886-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/TENCON.1998.798270
  • Filename
    798270