Emerging issues in the regulation of electric utilities

Abstract

This paper summarizes issues discussed at a recent conference on the electric utility regulation. The conference identified significant issues for five major topic areas: industry restructuring, both competitive bidding and transmission access; incentives regulation; the environment, particularly the Clean Air Act; innovative pricing of electricity; and demand side management, particularly energy conservation programs. This paper provides background on each of these topics and enumerates the major issues involved with each topic.