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  1. Privatization and Deregulation in the Gulf Energy Sector by Michael Kuczynski, 1999-02-01
  2. How New York can avoid California's energy problems.(electric utilities deregulation)(Brief Article): An article from: Westchester County Business Journal by Daniel B. Walsh, 2001-03-05
  3. Deregulation of the energy industry (Occasional papers series) by Elisabeth Pendley, 1995
  4. The California paradox: lack of a state energy policy makes distributed generation a questionable business decision. (Deregulation).(Statistical Data Included): An article from: Energy by Robert A. Laurie, Scott Tomashefsky, 2002-01-01
  5. Deregulation in an energy market and its impact on R&D for low-carbon energy technology [An article from: Resource and Energy Economics] by M. Nakada,
  6. Regulatory reform of the electricity industry in Japan: What is the next step of deregulation? [An article from: Energy Policy] by H. Asano, 2006-11-01
  7. Retail energy deregulation index 2001: Second edition of the RED index : a scorecard for measuring progress on energy restructuring by Nancy Etkin, 2001
  8. Energy Deregulation in California: Benefits of Competition Were Undermined by Structural Flaws in the Market, Unsuccessful Oversight, and Uncontrolled Competitive Forces
  9. Let consumers decide: is degregulation the sound of one hand clapping? (Deregulation).: An article from: Energy
  10. Deregulation and green marketing: the threat to safe energy. (deregulation of electricity industry)(Special Issue: The Global Economy: Labor Explores New Terrain): An article from: Dollars & Sense by Jon Entine, 1997-09-01
  11. The Energy Marketplace.(deregulation of electric utilities): An article from: Journal of Property Management by John Bell, 2001-01-01
  12. Public understanding of environmental impacts of electricity deregulation [An article from: Energy Policy] by B.B. Johnson, P.G. Frank, 2006-08-01
  13. The juicemen are coming: The impact of energy deregulation by Jeffrey P Katz, 2001
  14. The impact of energy deregulation on sourcing strategy.: An article from: Journal of Supply Chain Management by Robert B. Handfield, 2004-03-22

21. MPR: Energy Deregulation: Dead On Arrival At Capitol?
energy deregulation Dead on Arrival at Capitol? By Marisa Helms February22, 2001 Part of MPR's online project, This Cold House, RealAudio.
http://news.mpr.org/features/200102/22_helmsm_deregulation/
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Energy Deregulation: Dead on Arrival at Capitol?
By Marisa Helms
February 22, 2001
Part of MPR's online project, This Cold House RealAudio
As Minnesota lawmakers consider ways to alleviate a projected energy shortfall later this decade, advocates of energy deregulation are pitching a free-market solution. They say deregulating the state's electricity industry would increase power generation and improve the reliability of the system. But the much publicized instability of the deregulated California market has some Minnesotans skeptical of the benefits of retail competition. HOW MINNESOTA COMPARES
How do Minnesota residential customers compare with the rest of the nation in cost per kilowatt hour?

22. Forbes.com: Calif. Vote Spells End Of Energy Deregulation
CORRECTED US utilities come under fire for storm outages. Calif. vote spellsend of energy deregulation Reuters, 01.16.03, 627 PM ET ADVERTISEMENT
http://www.forbes.com/newswire/2003/01/16/rtr850342.html
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23. LCRA: Energy: Energy Deregulation
LCRA wholesale customers are taking a waitand-see attitude toward energyderegulation. LCRA is ready changing electricity market.
http://www.lcra.org/energy/dereg.html
Electric Power Wholesale Customers Facilities Renewable Energy ... FAQ Customer choice and public power in Texas Since the retail electric power market in Texas opened to competition on Jan. 1, 2002, people have begun to hear about deregulation and how electric choice might affect them. The new rules (see Senate Bill 7 LCRA, as a wholesale electric provider, is ready to serve its customers regardless of their decision. It is helping customers get ready for competition, and working to improve awareness of the value its relationship with local utilities brings to communities. It also is gearing up to meet future generation resource requirements. While the energy crisis that destroyed the deregulated California market in 2001 has faded from the news, Texas hasn't faced the same problems with electricity restructuring. In fact, other states are taking note of what is working in Texas, including ample sources of power. And, LCRA is helping address potential constraints in the statewide electricity grid by expanding transmission facilities so power can go where it is needed when it is needed. No matter what your utility decides to do, LCRA stands ready to provide reliable power at affordable prices. For more information

24. LCRA: Energy: Energy Deregulation FAQs
back to top. How will electric deregulation affect my community? back to top.How can I buy green power, such as wind energy and hydroelectric power?
http://www.lcra.org/energy/dereg_faq.html
Electric Power Wholesale Customers Facilities Renewable Energy ... FAQ FAQs on deregulation of Texas' retail electricity market What is electric industry restructuring?
What does that mean to me?

Why aren't municipal utilities and cooperatives required to offer choices?

What is "public power"?
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I've heard that electric utilities must "unbundle." What does that mean?
What is electric industry restructuring?
Starting Jan. 1, 2002, the electric industry in Texas was restructured and partially deregulated to provide customers choices in many markets. On that date, investor-owned electric utilities officially began to compete for electric customers. Deregulation means that providers, other than utilities, may compete for retail customers formerly served by regulated utilities.
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What does that mean to me?
That depends on where you live. If you receive electric power from a public power provider, such as a city-owned utility or member-owned cooperative, your provider can choose whether or not to opt in to competition. Most public utilities are taking a "wait-and-see" approach to customer choice.
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Why aren't municipal utilities and cooperatives required to offer choices?

25. Conference Seeks To Clarify Energy Deregulation For Texas Consumers
Conference seeks to clarify energy deregulation for Texas consumers ..
http://www.rice.edu/projects/reno/rn/20020404/deregulation.html
Search Rice News Archives Volume 11, Number 27
April 4, 2002
INSIDE Conference seeks to clarify energy deregulation for Texas consumers Rice honors Hackerman, his contributions as he turns 90 Faculty invited to propose courses for School of Continuing Studies After 50 seasons, the Rice Players is Playing for keeps ... Conference to explore memoria FRONT PAGE Burke final speaker of lecture series Nanotech at Rice promises bright future for Houston Conference seeks to clarify energy deregulation for Texas consumers
BY JADE BOYD
Rice News Staff
The conference runs from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at Ley Student Center. It is sponsored by the Rice Environmental Club.
The key themes of the conference are deregulation and alternative energy, with panel discussions dedicated to both topics. A morning keynote speech by Barbara Shook, Houston bureau chief for the Energy Intelligence Group, will focus on national energy policy.
University Professor Neal Lane will moderate a morning panel on deregulation that will include officials from the city of Houston, Reliant Energy and Green Mountain Energy. Afternoon sessions will be dedicated to alternative energy, with a keynote lecture on energy activism and a panel discussion featuring experts in the areas of wind power, solar energy, geothermal power and nuclear energy.

26. Inc.com:Original Inc Article:Upstarts: Energy Deregulation
HOME › Magazine › November 1, 2000 Upstarts energy deregulation. If you don'tcurrently have a choice about where you buy your electricity, you will soon.
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20001101/20897.html
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Franchise, Inc. Product Gallery Executive Coaching ... November 1, 2000 Upstarts: Energy Deregulation If you don't currently have a choice about where you buy your electricity, you will soon.
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November 01, 2000
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Raising Start-Up Capital Grassroots Marketing Page: A Shock to the System Where do you buy your electricity? If you don't have a choice now, you will soon Shocking, really. But that situation isn't going to last much longer. As the telecom industry did in the 1980s, the U.S. electricity industry is now undergoing deregulation. State utility commissions are unplugging their tight control on rates and allowing a range of new energy providers to enter the field. For consumers the process hasn't been uniformly smooth. This past summer electricity users in San Diego and New York City were stung by price spikes after regulators removed long-standing rate caps as part of the deregulation process. Still, within five years, 90% of U.S. consumers will be able to choose where and how they buy their watts and volts, according to the Yankee Group, a research and consulting firm in Boston.

27. Inc.com:Original Inc Article:Upstarts: Energy Deregulation
Upstarts energy deregulation. If you don't currently have a choice aboutwhere you buy your electricity, you will soon. by Emily Barker.
http://www.inc.com/articles/details/0,,ART20897_CNT53_REG14,00.html
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Franchise, Inc. Product Gallery Executive Coaching ... Disaster Prevention/Recovery Upstarts: Energy Deregulation If you don't currently have a choice about where you buy your electricity, you will soon.
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Raising Start-Up Capital Grassroots Marketing Page: A Shock to the System Where do you buy your electricity? If you don't have a choice now, you will soon Shocking, really. But that situation isn't going to last much longer. As the telecom industry did in the 1980s, the U.S. electricity industry is now undergoing deregulation. State utility commissions are unplugging their tight control on rates and allowing a range of new energy providers to enter the field. For consumers the process hasn't been uniformly smooth. This past summer electricity users in San Diego and New York City were stung by price spikes after regulators removed long-standing rate caps as part of the deregulation process. Still, within five years, 90% of U.S. consumers will be able to choose where and how they buy their watts and volts, according to the Yankee Group, a research and consulting firm in Boston.

28. California Energy Deregulation Pennsylvania Electric Company Power Service Manag
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29. Rowland & Moore
Chicago firm offering services for the electric, gas and telecommunications industries with concentration in business and energy deregulation.
http://www.telecomreg.com
Rowland and Moore is a law firm that devotes its practice to telecommunications law and public utility law, including electric deregulation and gas transportation. Our firm represents new entrants in the increasingly competitive environments of local exchange telecommunications and the supply of gas and electricity before state regulatory commissions and appropriate federal agencies, such as the FCC or FERC. Additionally, we provide litigation services to corporations, governmental agencies and consumer organizations. We are licensed to practice law in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.
Our philosophy is simple: competition for telecommunications, electric and gas service drives down prices and provides all customers with more choices. Our goal is to assist our clients in overcoming the barriers thrown up by the incumbent telecommunications carriers, electric utilities and gas utilities, thus enhancing the chances for the success of their business while furthering the public interest.
77 West Wacker Drive
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Chicago, Illinois 60601

30. ResearchChannel: Programs
energy deregulation. This panel of experts address energy deregulation anddiscuss the following topics drawbacks of deregulating electricity vs.
http://www.researchchannel.org/researchchannel/program/displayevent.asp?rid=949

31. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Energy Deregulation
it with a freewheeling power marketplace. Below are stories thathelp make sense of the often confusing world of deregulation.
http://www.post-gazette.com/energy/default.asp
Pennsylvania ends the millenium by destroying its century-old regulated electric utility business and replacing it with a free-wheeling power marketplace. Below are stories that help make sense of the often confusing world of deregulation. The choices can be overwhelming, but the end product may be worth the effort It's a long way to deregulation Pennsylvania is ahead of the game One out of three ain't bad, for power costs ... About the author
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32. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Energy Deregulation - One Out Of Three Ain’t Bad, Whe
system stable. And that is what had the PUC so concerned about the proposedDuquesne Light Co.Allegheny Energy Inc. merger. Together
http://www.post-gazette.com/energy/power.asp
By Ken Zapinski, Post-Gazette Staff Writer You don't have to be a George Westinghouse to shop for a new power supplier. But it does help to know a little about the electric industry to understand exactly what is going on in Pennsylvania. I llustration
Turning on the lights
Illustration of power distribution and delivery. Utilities like Duquesne Light Co. have three jobs. They generate electricity, usually by heating water to create steam to turn giant turbines. Any fuel will do, but Duquesne relies primarily on coal-fired boilers and nuclear power plants. Once a stream of electricity is created, it is carried by high-voltage cables on huge steel towers from the power plant to the areas where the power is needed. When the power arrives, a gentle trickle of the juice is sent down the wires that criss-cross streets and neighborhoods and feed into our homes and factories. Pennsylvania is introducing competition into the generation stage of the business. Transmission and distribution will remain regulated monopolies. Few people, for instance, would want a competing electric company coming down their street to string yet another set of wires. But who will sell it to you, and how will they get it to Western Pennsylvania?

33. NDP Leader Warns NB Energy Deregulation Means Disconnection For
05, 2003. February 5, 2003 NDP leader warns NB energy deregulation means disconnectionfor many FREDERICTON (CP) NDP leader Elizabeth Weir is warning energy
http://cnews.canoe.ca/AtlanticTicker/CANOE-wire.NB-Power-Delinquents.html

34. Energy Deregulation In New England
Energy at a Crossroads There is a way out of our addiction to oil. No CaliforniaHere Deregulation Is Working in New England Fact sheet highlighting New
http://www.clf.org/advocacy/energy_deregulation.htm
Energy Restructuring in New England Clean Power and Clean Air
New England Meets the Challenge during Summer 2001's Heat Wave Energy at a Crossroads
There is a way out of our addiction to oil No California Here: Deregulation Is Working in New England
Fact sheet highlighting New England's Successes in Deregulation California Shouldn't Stop Local Power Clean-up
We can survive, and watch "Survivor" too The Case for the "Filthy Five" Power Plant Regulations Summary of CLF’s Position on the DEP’s Proposed Power Plant Emission Standards A level playing field means cleaner air in an era of deregulation On Anniversary of Clean Air Act, It’s Time to Clean up Old Power Plants - Stephen Burrington After the Devolution The regulatory restructuring of the electric power industry is only the beginning. A host of new environmental challenges are arising from that decision ( Conservation Matters cover story, Spring 1999). See Also: Massachusetts Politics and Policy Online: Energy Salem Harbor Station Brayton Point Power Plant Clean Air and Climate Change Project Home ... clf.org/transportation

35. Energy Deregulation
energy deregulation YOU. WHAT IS energy deregulation? The New YorkState to choose. HOW DOES energy deregulation WORK? The PSC
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dca/html/energydereg.html
WHAT IS ENERGY DEREGULATION? The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has opened the State’s electric industry to competition. The ruling allows customers to choose their supplier of electricity and natural gas, much as you choose your long distance telephone service. New York City residents and business owners who are serviced by Con Ed and other public utility companies are now able to choose among a variety of competing electric and natural gas service companies. Competition is being phased in throughout New York State over the next couple of years until 2002, when all customers will be able to choose. H OW DOES ENERGY DEREGULATION WORK? The PSC approved utility plans that gave electric and natural gas consumers access to new energy suppliers known as energy service companies, or "ESCOs." The plans require the utilities to offer retail choice to customers who want to shop for electricity, gas and related services. The delivery of electricity and natural gas to homes and businesses, however, will remain the job of the local utility and continue to be regulated by the PSC. HOW CAN ENERGY DEREGULATION BENEFIT ME?

36. The Community Energy Cooperative
energy deregulation can work in Illinois for everyone, but only when small retailcustomers have the information and incentives needed to manage the way they
http://www.energycooperative.org/energy-choice
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Energy deregulation can work in Illinois for everyone, but only when small retail customers have the information and incentives needed to manage the way they use power. In fact the Illinois Commerce Commission says that now is the time to learn about electric choice so you can make an informed decision about your energy supplier. However, as the complex issues involved with deregulation unfold the Community Energy Cooperative is here to help. We thought it would be useful to provide the following information, and definitions for some of the terms you will be hearing in the days ahead: The Center for Neigborhood Technology , A Co-Founder of the Community Energy Cooperative
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37. The Community Energy Cooperative
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) The US government agency that Restructuring- also known as deregulation. The electric industry in Illinois and
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Aggregation - the combination of many customers' demand for electricity in order to buy electricity together. A buying group that buys a large amount of electricity gains market advantage. Bundled service - electricity generation, distribution and customer service are all provided by the same utility. Distribution - transport of electricity from a substation to customers. The distribution system converts electricity from high-voltage, which travels better over long distances, to low-voltage that can be used in homes and businesses. Electric cooperative - a member-owned electric utility company. Electric cooperatives may generate, purchase, and/or distribute electricity. They operate on a not-for-profit basis. End-use customers - residential and business customers who use the electricity that they purchase.

38. Electric Deregulation Q&A - 9/17/1999 - ENN.com
energy deregulation is here to stay, and it means big changes in yourelectric bill. Here is a consumer's guide to what it all means
http://www.enn.com/enn-features-archive/1999/09/091799/deregulation_4812.asp
Site Index: Home News ENN Earthnews Affiliates News In-Depth Topics Interact Online Quizzes Postcards Marketplace Advanced Search Advertise Join ENN e-mail Subscription Take our Survey Affiliate Tech Center Post Press Release Help About ENN Site Map Friday, September 17, 1999 By Michael Parrish
In recent years, deregulation has changed the face of American industry, from airlines to telephone companies. You can fly cheaply almost anywhere, and the cost of long distance phone calls has never been lower. Now, in state after state, deregulation is changing how people will buy electric power. Some frequently asked questions: Q: What is deregulation?
A:
Electric-power deregulation is a federal and state effort to lower electricity prices for everyone. It will also give consumers a choice of where they buy power by removing rules that give existing utilities a monopoly in the industry. Traditionally, utilities have had a monopoly on all aspects of the business in their geographic service territories. Q: How does the electric-power business work?
A:
The business has three main parts: generation (the making of electricity), transmission (transporting that electricity over big power lines to the utility), distribution (sending the power through smaller wires to homes and businesses). In the traditional model, utilities controlled all three parts. So far, almost all deregulation efforts have been aimed at the generation side of the business-the making of electricity.

39. DeFAZIO: May 2001 Newsletter -- Energy Deregulation -- The Big Lie (00786)
energy deregulation—The Big Lie After successfully pushing forward thederegulation of the natural gas, airline, cable and telecommunications
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After successfully pushing forward the deregulation of the natural gas, airline, cable and telecommunications industries, the pundits on Wall Street turned their sights to the big prize-the $250 billion annual market for electricity. They ignored the fact that the regulated U.S. system already provided the most reliable and inexpensive system of electrical generation and distribution among leading industrial countries. They also conveniently forgot that the U.S. had already experimented with deregulated electricity and turned to regulation after the spectacular abuses and collapse of the Insull energy conglomerate in 1932. In 1992, Congress passed and former President George Bush signed legislation mandating deregulation of wholesale electricity and allowing states to deregulate retail electricity. The proponents promised market efficiencies that would lead to lower costs for consumers and more reliable service. I predicted the opposite-higher prices and less reliable service. The first warning signals of problems with deregulation came with wholesale price spikes 100 times the normal rate, during a Midwest heat wave in 1997. Then California had price spikes up to 50 times normal and rolling blackouts this past winter. Deregulation apologists have a host of excuses for the California problems that are spreading north to Oregon: it is the fault of environmental laws, huge demand increases, or a refusal to allow new generation. One by one, expert analysts and California's utility executives have refuted these myths. Now, deregulation advocates say it is because California only partially deregulated - that is partially true. But the model for full deregulation, Great Britain, has been plagued by price spikes, consumer gouging, service complaints and reliability problems as well. Even the British government has had to partially re-regulate to stem market manipulation and other abuses..

40. DeFazio Applauds CFA Energy Deregulation Report (00852)
DeFAZIO APPLAUDS CFA energy deregulation REPORT August 30, 2001. Press Release Contact Kristie Greco (202) 2256416 WASHINGTON, DC— Rep.
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ENERGY DEREGULATION REPORT
August 30, 2001
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"The CFA's report document what I've been saying all along," said DeFazio, "Energy deregulation will never work. It hasn't worked for Great Britain, it hasn't worked for New Zealand, it isn't working for California, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, or Montana. Electricity is a unique commodity that doesn't lend itself to the whims of free markets and the principles we learned in Economics 101." DeFazio was one of only two conference committee members and 60 House members to vote against the "1992 Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act," which deregulated wholesale production and distribution of energy, and allowed individual states, like California, to go even further by deregulating retail energy production and distribution. The result of that Act left the West with a decentralized, destabilized energy market due to market manipulation by energy conglomerates, as well as rate hikes and threats of blackouts across the country. "Congress made a colossal mistake in `92, allowing the deregulation of wholesale production and distribution of energy. The `92 Act eliminated the mandate that generators serve the public and provide stable, affordable, and reliable power. We were left with private power buccaneers serving only stockholders by capitalizing on the energy crisis while average Americans struggle to conserve, suffer from lost jobs, and brace for the lights to go out."

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