Electricity transmission pricing and performance-based regulation

Energy Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 97-126

  Vogelsang, Ingo ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; FEES AND CHARGES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

FIXED FEES; PERFORMANCE-BASED REGULATION; PRICE CAPS; PRICING; PROFIT SHARING;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33749673736     PISSN: 01956574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol27-No4-5     Document Type: Article

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