Toward More Comprehensive Assessments of FERC Electricity Restructuring Policies: A Review of Recent Benefit-Cost Studies of RTOs

Publication Type

Magazine Article

Date Published

12/2006

Authors

Joseph H Eto, Douglas R Hale, Bernard Lesieutre

DOI

10.1016/j.tej.2006.11.004

LBNL Report Number

LBNL-62571

Abstract

Definitive assessment of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission policies on regional transmission organizations is not currently possible because of uncertainties in the data and methods used in recent benefit-cost studies as well as lack of investigation of key impacts of the formation of RTOs.

Magazine

The Electricity Journal

Volume

19

Year of Publication

2006

Refereed Designation

Non-Refereed

Pagination

50-62

Issue Number

10

Type of Article

Journal

Keywords

electricity markets

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Organization 
Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions (CERTS), Electricity Markets and Policy Group, Grid Integration Group, Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division, Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division
Research Areas 
Electric System Planning, National Trans Studies, RTINA, Transmission, EAEI Energy Markets & Policy
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