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Houstonian files whistle-blower suit against GE Energy
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A Perfect Example of the Normalization of Deviance in the Power Industry

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Smart Grid: SoS "… interacting in unpredictable ways that regulators and investors cannot comprehend

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Why Smart Grid Advocates Should Learn About Utility Regulation

By Bob Jenks
Many of us have heard of the Smart Grid and its potential to improve the electricity delivery system. Moving to a two-way digital grid will improve the grid's reliability and offer a variety of new more...
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A Historical Perspective of Electric Power Regulation

By Harry Valentine
There was a time prior to the year 1900 when electric power generation was privately own and essentially free from political regulation. The development of the electric light bulb and the electrically powered streetcar encouraged more...
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Preparing for Dodd-Frank

By Michel Zadoroznyj
New legislation brings in its wake a period of confusion and adjustment, as the businesses and individuals it affects come to terms with new responsibilities and/or restrictions. But the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer more...
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An Invaluable Reminder about Electric Deregulation

By Ferdinand E. Banks
This short paper borrows from my forthcoming energy economics textbook (2011), and consists of a part of the lecture that I once desperately wanted to present at either the Stockholm School of Economics, or at more...
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What Unrest In Egypt Means for Oil Prices at Home

By David Holt
Americans are all too familiar with the ways political instability in oil rich places like Iraq and Saudi Arabia impact the price they pay for gasoline and heating oil. But uncertain energy prices affect the more...
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