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Autore |
Timney Mary M. |
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Titolo |
Power for the people : protecting states' energy policy interests in an era of deregulation / / Mary M. Timney |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-315-70158-8 |
1-317-46228-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (192 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Energy policy - United States |
Energy policy - United States - States |
Electric utilities - Government policy - United States |
Electric utilities - Government policy - United States - States |
Electric utilities - Deregulation - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2004 by M.E. Sharpe. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction -- 2. A brief history of U.S. energy policy -- 3. The states and energy policy, 1975-1995 -- 4. Restructuring electricity -- 5. Restructuring the California electricity market : a case study -- 6. Restructuring in other states -- 7. State energy policy in 2001 -- 8. The market and the states -- 9. Balancing the interests of the states and the market -- 10. The future of electricity deregulation -- 11. Public policy and the market -- 12. Epilogue. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Power for the People examines the tension between the social and political interests of states and the market in the case of energy policy. The author has conducted extensive research on California's experience with electricity restructuring, and assesses how the diverging interests of the market vs. the state resulted in that notable failure of energy deregulation. She includes overviews of many other states, and offers analysis on how states can balance their own interests with the market without imposing high costs on their citizens or the environment. This is the first book to look at dere |
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