McGill School of Environment - Regulation Reform in the Electricity Industry

Case Studies

 

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Definitions

Background

Executive Summary

Research Question

Case Sudies

Argentina
California
Alberta

Conclusions

Recommendations

Client

The Group

Links

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Final Report

Methodology

-In depth descriptive records of the various regions that have attempted deregulation of the electrical industries

-Collection of data pertaining to various frameworks, structures and forms that deregulation has taken in the studied regions

-Offers a contextual view that deregulation has had on the regions

-correlational and descriptive methods of analysis of the variables given from selected regions

-contrast and compare the different processes of deregulation in selected regions

-compare expenditures on energy efficiency programs before and after deregulation

-Explore similarities and differences between various reform policies and market strategies of the selected regions

Limitations

-Difficulties in drawing definite conclusions in cause and effect between deregulation and energy efficiency programs

-The wide range of variables will imply difficulties in drawing definite conclusions on future cases of deregulation

-Selected regions may not be representative of the general consensus towards deregulation

Problems

-Synthesizing information from four regions with different political and economic situations
-Language barriers
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Recent developments not fully documented

 

 

     
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