Concepts of Natural Gas and Electricity Deregulation

• What deregulation is and the reasons for implementing it
• The concept of unbundling of services and how it applies to gas and electric markets
• The key conditions necessary for functioning competitive wholesale and retail markets
• The key concepts associated with deregulation in wholesale markets including open access, market power and sufficient supply
• The key concepts associated with deregulation in retail markets including sufficient numbers of competitors, provider of last resort, consumer protection, price volatility, reliability, and public goods programs
• The transition mechanisms used when markets are transitioning from regulated to competitive
• The concerns many market participants have regarding deregulation
• The evolution and current status of natural gas and electric deregulation in the United States

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• Reasons for deregulating an industry
• Unbundling the gas and electric industries
• Competitive wholesale markets and key transition issues
  • Market liquidity 
  • Market power 
  • Transparent pricing 
  • Open access
  • Consistent rules

• Competitive retail markets and key transition issues 
  • Multiple suppliers and open entry 
  • Provider of last resort function 
  • Reliability and sufficient capacity 
  • Unbundling services and funding social programs
  • Cost allocation 
  • Consumer protection and education
• Transition mechanisms
• Transition issues for the unbundled utility, competitive market participants and consumers
• The evolution and current status of gas restructuring in the U.S. 
  • Wholesale markets 
  • Retail markets state-by-state
• The evolution and current status of electric restructuring in the U.S. 
  • Wholesale markets including current RTOs/ISOs 
  • Retail markets state-by-state

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