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39 comments on Even CATO libertarians say energy deregulation does not work

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Gail the Actuary on October 8, 2007 - 9:31pm Permalink | Subthread | Comments top

Thanks for a well thought out article!

My worry is about the grid. It is going to be difficult enough to keep everything maintained properly when there are shortages. I would have reasonable confidence that we were doing as good a job as possible, if we had a regulated system with vertical integration. I wonder whether the grid will get the resources it needs, if our current system remains.

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Libelle on October 10, 2007 - 10:37am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

This article explains some of the problems that occurred as a result of electricity deregulation in North America.

http://www.aip.org/tip/INPHFA/vol-9/iss-5/p8.html

a collision between the physics of the system and the economic rules that now regulate it

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