surrounding region would be able to support a competitive electricity market, would allow for effective competition to keep prices … more portions of the State and thereby create undue pressure on the prices charged to customers and/or inhibit new market … on how to measure it. For the purposes of this study, the term is defined as the ability to raise prices and increase …

corresponding market-clearing prices. We show that future prices for both electricity and AS depend on expectations of the spot …

resources in both cases would be to use forward natural gas price data--i.e. prices that can be locked in to create price … production tax credit and current high gas prices), a margin of 0.3-0.6 cents/kWh may in some cases be enough to sway resource …

weakness in the U.S. dollar, has put upward pressure on wind turbine costs, and ultimately, wind power prices. Two mitigating …--have helped to relieve some of the upward pressure on wind power prices over the last few years. Because neither of these two …

how electricity prices and other indicators of industry behavior might evolve under the altemative scenarios. …

to fuel costs--i.e., natural gas prices. For example, at current spot prices of around $7/MMBtu, fuel costs account for …-clearing price for all generators in a competitive wholesale market, there is a direct link between natural gas prices and wholesale … electricity prices. In this light, the dramatic increase in natural gas prices since the 1990s should be a cause for ratepayer …

competitive prices. Under proper circumstances, a highly visible government purchasing policy can have a disproportionately large …

Market share OPEC lost in defending higher prices from 1979-1985 is being steadily regained and is projected to exceed …

Because of the recent experiences of several states undergoing restructuring (e.g., higher prices, greater volatility … supplying the state will influence the relative prices paid by consumers. The purpose of this project is to provide a model and … would see lower rates) unless they have sufficient market power to raise their prices without losing significant market …