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A brief examination of the utility business model helps to understand why utility charges are assessed as they are. This chapter provides that, as background information for managers who are creating and implementing energy effectiveness programs. Utilities can be regulated monopolies or semi-monopolies, or they can be owned by governments. Whatever their structure, they share technical and market constraints which affect the charges they pass on to their customers.
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McCardell, S. (2018). Utility Benefits and Risks. In: Energy Effectiveness. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90255-5_11
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