Title :
Restructuring and regional transmission organizations in competitive electricity markets in the US
Author_Institution :
Power Eng. Dept., Yarmouk Univ., Irbid, Jordan
Abstract :
This paper describes the restructuring of power industry in the US. Costs, benefits and major problems associated with the development of regional transmission organizations (RTOs) are presented. Different models of RTOs are presented and discussed. The similarities and differences between independent system operators (ISOs) and RTOs are analyzed. Finally, the US regional developments are analyzed.
Keywords :
cost-benefit analysis; power markets; US regional developments; USA; competitive electricity markets; congestion management; costs; independent system operators; power industry restructuring; regional transmission organizations; Electricity supply industry; Electricity supply industry deregulation; IEEE members; Job shop scheduling; Power generation economics; Power industry; Power markets; Power system modeling; Power transmission; Reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering, 2003 Large Engineering Systems Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7863-6
DOI :
10.1109/LESCPE.2003.1204671
