Conclusion
In the post-Reagan political world, concerns with “pushy” regulation have given political wind to economistslrs questions about the natural monopoly status of generation. The growth in successful independent power producers that sold electricity on a MWH, not a power station, basis provided additional impetus to deregulate generation in much of the world. California was at the head of the deregulation pack in several ways. We move on to this matter in the following chapters.
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(2004). Power Production Economics. In: The California Electricity Crisis: What, Why, and What’s Next. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-8032-8_2
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