Can rural electric cooperatives survive in a restructured US electric market? An empirical analysis

Energy Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 487-508

  Greer, Monica Lynne ^a  

^a LGE Energy Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Deregulation; Electric restructuring; Retail access; Rural electric cooperatives

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COST FUNCTION;

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY;

COOPERATIVE SECTOR; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RURAL ENERGY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141783603     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-9883(03)00050-1     Document Type: Article

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