Alternating Currents: Electricity Markets and Public Policy (Paperback)

Preface Introduction 1. Issues in Restructuring the Electricity Industry Part I: How the Industry Got Here 2. Understand the Electricity Industry 3. From Regulation to Competition 4. International and U.S. Restructuring Experiences 5. The California Experience Part II: Current Policy Issues 6. Competition in Energy, Regulation of Wires 7. Vertical Restructuring 8. Regulating Rates for Transmission and Distribution 9. Encouraging Competition 10. Balancing Loads and Dispatching Power 11. Ensuring Reliability in a Competitive Market 12. State and Federal Roles 13. Public Power's Role after Restructuring 14. Covering Stranded Costs 15. Restructuring and Environmental Protection 16. Public Purpose Programs in a Competitive Market Part III: The Future 17. Prospects for Restructuring Supplemental Reading Index