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

TitleToward More Comprehensive Assessments of FERC Electricity Restructuring Policies: A Review of Recent Benefit-Cost Studies of RTOs
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsJoseph H Eto, Douglas R Hale, Bernard Lesieutre
MagazineThe Electricity Journal
Volume19
Issue Number10
Pagination50-62
Date Published12/2006
Type of ArticleJournal
Keywordselectricity markets
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.

DOI10.1016/j.tej.2006.11.004
LBNL Report Number

LBNL-62571

Refereed DesignationNon-Refereed