Factsheets and White Papers

On June 1, the American Public Power Association (APPA) issued yet another report that “proves” wholesale competition in the electric industry has been a bad deal for electric consumers. This newest APPA report, “The Deregulation Penalty: Losses for Consumers and Gains for Sellers,” written by Edward Bodmer,2 purports to show that competitive electric generating companies have earned “excess profits” at the expense of retail consumers. Mr. Bodmer’s study compares the earnings of competitive Read More

This report analyzes the role that competitive power has in utility resource planning and procurement, and in the utility’s own supply portfolio. In doing so, it addresses a growing issue in resource procurement — debt equivalency. Download Report (PDF Format) Read More

Global Energy independently assessed the benefits of wholesale electric market competition, with the following findings: Consumers realized $15.1 billion in value from wholesale electric competition in the 1999-2003 study period.Competition dramatically improved the operating efficiency of power plants.Opening the PJM Interconnection to more electric supply competitors produced $85.4 million in annualized production cost savings during 2004 for wholesale power customers. Download Read More