Papers on Deregulation
(dates in red are when the item was posted to the website) ...

ELECTRICITY DEREGULATION IN CANADA: AN IDEA WHICH HAS YET TO BE TRIED? - by Andrew J. Roman, Alberta Law Review (2002) (December 2, 2002)

Revisiting Market Power After Two Years - Public Utilities Fortnightly (April 1, 2002) (June 2, 2002)

California Shorts a Circuit -- Should Canadians Trust the Wiring Diagram? - by Mark Jaccard, CD Howe Institute (February, 2002) (February 14, 2002)

Canadian Electricity Trends and Issues -- An Energy Market Assessment - National Energy Board (May 2001) (January 10, 2002)

Electricity Deregulation and Consumers: Lessons from a Hot Spring and a Cool Summer - Dr. Mark N. Cooper, Director of Research, Consumer Federation of America (August 30, 2001) (December 19, 2001)

Manifesto on the California Electricity Crisis - Haas School of Business at University of California Berkely (January 26, 2001) (May 17, 2001)

check out the Harvard Electricity Policy Group (May 17, 2001)

Transforming Power: Lessons from British Electricity Restructuring - John Kwoka Jr. (1997) (May 5, 2001)

Diagnosing Market Power in California's Deregulated Wholesale Electricity Market - Severin Borenstein, James Bushnell, and Frank Wolak (August, 2000) (May 5, 2001)

Frequently Asked Questions about Implementing Real-Time Electricity Pricing in California for Summer 2001 - Severin Borenstein (March, 2001) (May 5, 2001)

Electricity Restructuring: Deregulation or Regulation? - Severin Borenstein and James Bushnell (May 5, 2001)

The Trouble With Electricity Markets (and some solutions) - Severin Borenstein (January, 2001) (May 5, 2001)

Canadian Electric Power Technology Roadmap: Forecast - Industry Canada (March 2000) (April 4, 2001)

A Quantitative Analysis of Pricing Behavior In California's Wholesale Electricity Market During Summer 2000 - by Paul L. Joskow and Edward Kahn (January 15, 2001) (April 1, 2001)

California's Electricity Market Meltdown - by Paul L. Joskow (January 13, 2001) (April 1, 2001)

Deregulation and Regulatory Reform in the U.S. Electric Power Sector - by Paul L. Joskow (February 17, 2000) (April 1, 2001)

Why Do We Need Electricity Retailers? -- or -- Can You Get It Cheaper Wholesale? - by Paul L. Joskow (February 13, 2000) (April 1, 2001)

The Wholesale Market for Electricity in England and Wales: Recent Developments and Future Reforms - by Andrew Sweeting (September 5, 2000) (April 1, 2001)

The Deregulation of the Electricity Industry -- A Primer - Cato Institute (October 6, 1998) (April 1, 2001)

Electricity Markets: The Federal Role in the Deregulation Tragedy - Consumer Federation of America (March 22, 2001) (March 24, 2001)

Behind the Headlines of Electricity Restructuring: A Story of Greed, Irresponsibility and Mismanagement of a Vital Service in a Vulnerable Market - Consumer Federation of America (March 20, 2001) (March 24, 2001)

Mythology of Electricity Deregulation Driving Important Policy Decisions to the Detriment of Consumers - Consumer Federation of America (March 20, 2001) (March 24, 2001)

Reconsidering Electricity Restructuring: Do Market Problems Indicate a Short Circuit or a Total Blackout? - Consumer Federation of America (November 30, 2000) (March 24, 2001)

Mergers and Open Access to Transmission in the Restructuring Electric Industry: Analytic Tools, Empirical Evidence and Policies to Build Effective Market Structures - Consumer Federation of America (April 2000) (March 24, 2001)

It's Greed Stupid! Debunking the Ten Myths of Utility Deregulation - the Public Citizen organization in the United States (February 26, 2001)

ZAP! Alberta is Jolted by Electric Deregulation - RBC Dominion Securities (February 23, 2001)