Challenges Of Electric Power Industry Restructuring For Fuel Suppliers

Provides an assessment of the changes in other energy industries that could occur as the result of restructuring in the electric power industry.

The current movement to restructure U.S. electricity generation markets & make them more competitive may lead to changes in the financial risks & demands on the supply & transportation infrastructures for the fuels used in electricity generation. This report examines the potential impacts of restructuring of the U.S. electric power industry on the markets for electricity generation fuels -- coal, nuclear, natural gas, petroleum, & renewable energy. Includes detailed discussions of the major qualitative issues for each of the major fuel supply markets, & a presentation of a range of possible quantitative results. Extensive charts & tables.

Provides an assessment of the changes in other energy industries that could occur as the result of restructuring in the electric power industry.

Five essays examine issues of restructuring of electricity markets and regulations. The authors generally acknowledge that total deregulation could have disastrous consequences and promote a hybrid restructuring that takes into account certain concerns related to air pollution and consumer rights. Also included are abstracts of 18 journal papers on the same topic. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A Shock to the System is a guide to the decisions that will be faced by electricity providers, customers, and policymakers. Produced by a team of analysts at Resources for the Future, this concise and balanced work provides background necessary to understand the increasing role of competition in electricity markets. The authors introduce important concepts and terminology, and offer the history of public policy regarding electricity. They identify the significant proposals for implementing competition, and examine the potential consequences for regulation, industry structure, cost recovery, and the environment.