California Power Crisis : Lessons for Developing Countries

California introduced competition to its retail and wholesale power markets in 1998, but has experienced a major crisis during 2000 and into 2001. The paper attempts to gain an understanding of what has happened in California, and to draw lessons f...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	ESMAP Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AIR QUALITY BANKRUPTCY BARRIERS TO ENTRY BIDDING BULK SUPPLY BULK SUPPLY TARIFF COMPETITIVE POWER CONSUMERS DEREGULATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMISTS ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY RATES EMISSIONS ENERGY INDUSTRY ENERGY NEEDS ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY TRADER FINANCIAL CRISIS GRID GRID POWER INSURANCE LIVING CONDITIONS MARKET POWER MARKET STRUCTURE NATURAL GAS NITROGEN OXIDES PERFECT COMPETITION POLLUTION POLLUTION PERMITS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POWER INDUSTRY POWER MARKETS POWER OUTAGES POWER PLANTS POWER SECTOR REFORM POWER SUPPLY POWER SYSTEM POWER SYSTEMS PRICE CAPS PRICE INCREASES PRICE REGULATION PRICE VOLATILITY PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RETAIL RISK MANAGEMENT SALES SPOT MARKETS SPOT PRICES SPREAD SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CONTRACTS SUPPLY COSTS SURPLUS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/04/1733727/california-power-crisis-lessons-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20298

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/04/1733727/california-power-crisis-lessons-developing-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20298

California Power Crisis : Lessons for Developing Countries

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