Has electric utility restructuring led to lower electricity prices for residential consumers in Texas?

Energy Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2191-2200

  Zarnikau, Jay ^a,b   Whitworth, Doug ^b  

^a Frontier Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Electricity market restructuring; Electricity prices

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; MARKETING;

ELECTRICITY MARKET RESTRUCTURING; ELECTRICITY PRICES; ELECTRICITY RESTRUCTURING; RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; PRICE DYNAMICS;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747357558     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2005.03.018     Document Type: Article

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3. Public Utility Regulatory Act. Texas Utilities Code.
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7. Texas Legislature. S.B. 7, Chapter 39, Subchapter A.
8. Zarnikau J. A review of efforts to restructure Texas' electricity market. Energy Policy 33 (2005) 15-25