1st Edition
The British Electricity Experiment Privatization: the record, the issues, the lessons
Edited By John Surrey
Copyright 2010
352 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
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In 1990, energy in the UK underwent a unique and fundamental transformation, with the privatization of the electricity supply industry. This is the first book to fully assess the experiment. It first explains how – and why – the British electricity supply industry was privatized. It then identifies the subsequent changes in electricity prices, profits, employment, investment, nuclear power... Read more
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
The Authors
Foreword
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
John Surrey
2. UK Electricity Supply under Public Ownership
John Chesshire
3. The Privatization of the Electricity Supply Industry
Steve Thomas
4. The Development of Competition
Steve Thomas
5. Regulation
Gordon MacKerron and Isabel Boira-Segarra
6. Effects on Demands for Fossil Fuels
Mike Parker
7. Nuclear Power Under Review
Gordon MacKerron
8. Renewable Generation - Success Story?
Catherine Mitchell
9. The Winners and Losers so far
Gordon MacKerron and Jim Watson
10. Competition: the Continuing Issues
Mike Parker
11. Unresolved Issues of Economic Regulation
John Surrey
12. Strategic Government and Corporate Issues
Steve Thomas
13. General Conclusions and Lessons
Mike Parker
Notes and References
Index
Biography
John Surrey
