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 C 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

Year of Publication

2006

Refereed Designation

Non-Refereed

Pagination

50-62

Issue Number

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