Alternating Currents: Electricity and Public Policy (RFF Press) - Hardcover

Brennan, Professor Timothy J.; Palmer, Professor Karen L.; Martinez, Professor Salvador A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 189185352X ISBN 13: 9781891853524

Publisher: RFF Press, 2002

Synopsis

Many states within the U.S., and many countries across the world, are opening their electricity markets to competition. Many others are uncertain about their plans. These differences emphasize the complexities involved in the technology and regulatory structure of the electricity industry -- an industry for which the introduction of market competition has been notoriously difficult.

In response to these challenges, Alternating Currents provides a timely overview and analysis of the concerns facing industry regulators, legislators, and others as they consider whether, when, and how to open electricity markets.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"Well written and accessible for students, the general public, and members of the policy community. The coverage of market power is both sophisticated and balanced. It is one of the best summaries I have seen on the subject. The discussion of current debates, particularly the response to what happened in California, is timely and well balanced." –William W. Hogan, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

About the Author:

Timothy J. Brennan is a senior fellow at Resources for the Future and a professor of policy sciences and economics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Karen L. Palmer is a senior fellow at Resources for the Future. Brennan and Palmer are coauthors of A Shock to the System: Restructuring America's Electricity Industry (1996). Salvador A. Martinez is a former research assistant at Resources for the Future. He is currently in the department of economics at the University of Florida.

About this edition

• Publisher: RFF Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 189185352X
• ISBN 13: 9781891853524
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 210