DocumentCode
793494
Title
IEEE Power Engineering Society
Author
Budhraja, Vikram S.
Author_Institution
Electr. Power Group, LLC, Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume
22
Issue
8
fYear
2002
Abstract
California´s electricity crises started in summer of 2000 when the competitive market became dysfunctional. This article provides: an overview of industry restructuring that led to changes in California´s market; a summary of the restructuring process, competitive market design, and performance; review of the factors that contributed to the electricity crises; and an outline of the reliability agenda for the US electric industry based on lessons from California and structural changes taking place.
Keywords
electricity supply industry; power system reliability; California; USA; competitive electricity market; competitive market design; electricity crises; power industry restructuring; reliability agenda; Business; Companies; Crisis management; Energy management; ISO; Laboratories; Power system management; Power system protection; Power system reliability; Process design;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Engineering Review, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0272-1724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MPER.2002.1021355
Filename
1021355
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