Power loss :the origins of deregulation and restructuring in the American electric utility system
- 作者: Hirsh, Richard F.,
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- 稽核項: 1 online resource (x, 406 pages) :illustrations.
- 標題: Déréglementation , Deregulering. , Electric utilities Law and legislation -- United States -- History. , Histoire20e siècle. , Services de l'électricité Déréglementation -- États-Unis. , Law and legislation. , Concurrence États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20 ème siècle. , Concurrence États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. , Services publics d'électricité Déréglementation -- États-Unis. , Services publics d'électricité Politique gouvernementale -- États-Unis -- Histoire. , TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Power Resources -- Electrical. , Services publics d'électricité Droit -- États-Unis -- Histoire. , Deregulation. , Groupes de pression États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. , History. , Services de lé́lectricité Droit -- Etats-Unis -- Histoire. , Compétitivité (économie politique) , Law and legislationHistory. , Groupes de pression États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20 ème siècle. , Electric utilities Government policy -- United States -- History. , History , Electric utilities Deregulation -- United States. , Electric utilities Law and legislation. , Pressure groups United States -- History -- 20th century. , TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING , Electric utilities Deregulation. , DroitHistoire. , Groupes de pression , Deregulation , Competition. , Politique publiqueHistoire. , Pressure groups , 1900-1999 , Government policyHistory. , Electronic books. , Services de l'électricité , Services de lé́lectricité , Compétitivité (économie politique) Etats-Unis. , Electric utilities , Elektriciteitsbedrijven. , Government policy. , Politique gouvernementaleHistoire. , Services de l'électricité Politique publique -- États-Unis -- Histoire. , Competition United States -- History -- 20th century. , Concurrence , Histoire , Competition , Pressure groups. , Herstructurering. , United States. , Electric utilities Government policy. , Power ResourcesElectrical. , Services publics d'électricité
- ISBN: 026208273X , 9780262082730
- ISBN: 026208273X , 0262582198 , 9780262582193
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- 附註: Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-395) and index. 1. Creation of the utility consensus -- 2. Utility managers gain dominance -- 3. Stresses on the consensus -- 4. The context and creation of PURPA -- 5. Implementation of PURPA's section 210 -- 6. Radical technologies in the PURPA era -- 7. PURPA, natural monopoly, and market principles -- 8. The mainstreaming of conservation -- 9. First implementation of conservation principles by utilities -- 10. The growth of regulatory activism -- 11. The further evolution of novel approaches -- 12. Profits and progress from the collaborative movement -- 13. Regulation reconsidered -- 14. Restructuring and the passing of the power elites -- 15. Conclusion : the altered politics of power and the end of the utility consensus.
- 摘要: In the late 1990s Americans for the first time found themselves in the position of being able to choose an electricity provider, as the once staid and monopolistic electric utility industry entered an era of freewheeling competition and deregulation. In this book Richard F. Hirsh explains how and why this radical restructuring has occurred. , Hirsh starts by describing the successful campaign by utility managers in the first decade of the century to protect their industry from competition. The regulated system that emerged had the unanticipated consequence of endowing utility managers with great political and economic power. Seven decades later a series of largely unanticipated events, including the accumulated effects of technological stagnation, the 1973 energy crisis, and the rise of the environmental movement, undermined the managers' control of the system. Many people began to question the utilities' standing as "natural monopolies." New players such as academics, environmental and consumer advocates, politicians, and potential competitors began to affect public perception of the industry. The once closed system came under increasing pressure to transform itself. , Hirsh follows the flow of power as this transformation occurred. He also examines the relationship between technological innovation and regulation, showing how new ideas such as cogeneration stimulated questions about the value of government oversight of the system. And he shows how the increasing prominence of such disparate ideas as conservation and energy efficiency and the societal value of free markets helped propel the system toward open competition. The new system is still in its infancy; Hirsh's perceptiveaccount of its birth will help readers think more rationally about its future.
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In the late 1990s, the formerly staid and monopolistic electric utility industry entered an era of freewheeling competition and deregulation, allowing American consumers to buy electricity from any company offering it. In this book, Richard F. Hirsh explains how and why this radical restructuring has occurred. Hirsh starts by describing the successful campaign waged by utility managers in the first decade of the twentieth century to protect their industry from competition. The regulated system that emerged had the unanticipated consequence of endowing utility managers with great political and economic power. Seven decades later, a series of largely unanticipated events, including technological stagnation in traditional generating equipment, the 1973 energy crisis, and the rise of the environmental movement, undermined the managers' control of the system. New players, such as academics, environmental advocates, politicians, and potential competitors, wrested control from power company managers by challenging utilities' standing as "natural monopolies" and by questioning whether their firms provided universal benefits. In other words, the once-closed system came under increasing pressure to transform itself. Hirsh follows the flow of power as this transformation occurred. He also examines the relationship between technological change and regulation, showing how innovations such as cogeneration and renewable energy technologies stimulated questions about the value of government oversight of the system. And he shows how the increasing prominence of ideas such as conservation, energy efficiency, and free markets helped propel the system toward open competition. Though the new electric utility system is still in its infancy, Hirsh's perceptive account of its birth will help readers think more rationally about its future.
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