Wholesale electronic markets

United States in 1998) from coal (56%), nuclear (20%), natural gas (11%), hydro (8%), oil (3%), biomass (1.5%), geothermal (0.2%), wind (0.1%), and solar (0.02%). Recently, wholesale and some retail markets have been unbundled, allowing competitors to sell electrons with the monopoly utility or municipality providing the transmission service. Open-access restructuring gives customers choices and creates a commodity market in which the lowest-cost electricity wins market share at the expense of higher-cost alternatives. 

IMS Health. 1499 Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06430, U.S.A. Phone +1 (203) 319-4700. URL http //www.imshealth.com. IMS specializes in the collection of raw sales, market, and pricing data from drug maniifactiu-ers, wholesalers, retailers, pharmacies, mail order, long-term care facilities, and hospitals. They monitor 75% of prescription drug sales in over 100 countries, and 90 percent of U.S. sales. The data is available to clients via electronic databases, publications, and other products. Individual market and sales reports are available for direct purchase. Available online. 

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