Distributed generation: a step forward in United States energy policy.
I. INTRODUCTION On August 14, 2003, the East Coast of the United States and parts of Canada experienced one of the largest blackouts in history. (1) The blackout originated in a small area in Ohio, yet ultimately affected over fifty million people in eight states and one...

Regulation and infrastructure management: German regulatory regimes and the Eu framework.
Abstract (1) In the aftermath of large-scale privatization and liberalization of infrastructure management in Europe, new regulatory institutions and ways of managing network industries such as telecommunications, electricity, and railways have been established. This paper challenges the prominent assumption that, following EU-driven liberalization, regulatory powers simply move...

Regulation And Infrastructure Management: German Regulatory Regimes And The Eu Framework.
Abstract (1) In the aftermath of large-scale privatization and liberalization of infrastructure management in Europe, new regulatory institutions and ways of managing network industries such as telecommunications, electricity, and railways have been established. This paper challenges the prominent assumption that, following EU-driven liberalization, regulatory powers simply move...

Project finance and privatization: the Bolivian example.
I. INTRODUCTION In recent years, many countries in the Third World and the former Eastern Bloc have moved from state ownership of various industries and natural resources to private ownership.(1) This move towards privatization, with the encouragement of foreign investment capital, is a dominant trend in the...

Can green power survive deregulation?
In the first months of 1998, 30 million US households will be given the opportunity to choose their electric power supplier. But, despite the flurry of feel-good advertising from self-styled "green power" providers, the new "deregulated" power that will flow into home electric outlets in 1998 will still be...

Industry restructuring.
OVERVIEW In the name of "competition," certain industry sectors - specifically large industrial customers, independent power producers, power marketers and some low-cost investor-owned utilities - are trying to take advantage of the new Republican majorities in Congress to bring about major structural and regulatory changes to the electric utility...

William Shakespeare: playwright, poet, management guru: several critics suggest that Shakespeare's plays could be taught not just in English Literature classes but also in Business Management lectures and leadership seminars. Shakespeare provides thought-provoking insights into issues related to power, authority, leadership, management of risk, of crisis, of emotion: ubiquitous issues in the contemporary business and management scene.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WRITTEN over four centuries ago, Shakespeare's plays continue to have a universal appeal for their absorbing stories (of kings, queens and dukes; of battles, rivalries and political turmoil of the time, of love, honour and betrayal), and also for the sensitive, rich, and eloquent use...

Industry restructuring update.
This industry update summarizes material presented at the 1998 Regional Meeting Mini-Seminars. For additional information, contact Greg Boudreaux at (703) 907-5614 or e-mail at greg.boudreaux@nreca.org. The electric utility industry continues to change rapidly. In recent months, it has experienced just about everything, from continuing growth in the...

Orders 888 and 889, and wholesale open access transmission: lots of questions (and some answers) for cooperatives.
On April 24, 1996, FERC issued order 888 and 889, which require "public utilities" to file open access tariffs, and to functionally unbundle their generation and transmission operations, and to allow "public utilities" to recover stranded costs. These rules have generated many questions regarding the interpretation of the rules and...

Inverting choice of law in the wired universe: thermodynamics, mass, and energy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. THE CALIFORNIA PARADIGM: MARKET RESTRUCTURING AND STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE A. Market Design and Response B. Wholesale Litigation C. New Rules: Legislative Recourse 1. No Exit 2. The Bankruptcies D. The "Solution" that Deepened the Hole II. TREATMENT OF ELECTRICITY UNDER THE COMMON LAW AND THE...