Restructuring the Russian electricity sector: Re-creating California?

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1872-1883

  Pittman, Russell ^a  

^a US Department of Justice   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Market power; Russia

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; MARKETING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ELECTRICITY SECTOR; MARKET POWER; RUSSIA;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

COMMODITY PRICE; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 33845269539     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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