Electricity deregulation

Of course, how these needs will be met will be affected strongly by other externalities or drivers, including environmental constraints and electricity deregulation. 

Safety is widely recognized to be a paramount concern in the nuclear power industry. Currently, extensive changes are taking place in the U.S. nuclear industry due to economic deregulation of electricity. Therefore, it is important to understand the potential effects of electricity deregulation on safety. The purpose of this book is to shed light upon this issue. 

It is reasonable to believe that the effects of economic deregulation of electricity generation will be seen across abroad spectrum of safety-related areas in the U.S. nuclear power industry. The objective of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of those consequences of electricity deregulation in the U.S. that have the potential to affect the risk of nuclear power plants. In particular, we were interested in the effects of deregulation on ... 

Washington Post (2000), Positioned for Electric Deregulation, January 3, pg. B3. 

Hirsh, R. F. (1999). Power Loss The Origins of Deregulation and Restructuring in the American Electric Utility Systenr. Cambridge, MA MIT Press. 

The opportunities and threats of the 1990s and for the foreseeable future are related to competition and deregulation. The challenge for utilities will be to produce electric power as cheaply as possible while still complying with environmental regulations. 

This historical relationship between electric utilities and their regulators is undergoing a dramatic change. Policymakers are restructuring and deregulating portions of the electric industry. Restructuring of the electric industi"y is consistent with the deregulation of other U.S. industries since... 

PV growth faces similar challenges, since deregulation is likely to lower the cost of electric power from natural gas and coal. 

As is the case in many industrial economies, we are facing an especially dynamic period in the energy sector, particularly the electricity sector, as the forces of supply and demand, deregulation, and environmental protection come together. 

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