Residential Electricity Options Following Electric Utility Deregulation

The 1992 Energy Policy Act deregulated the wholesale energy market in the United States with the intent of decreasing cost and increasing service options by allowing competition between utilities. States were freed to pass laws restructuring their markets. As a result, many customers were allowed direct access to all providers of energy rather than being limited to a single local utility company. This development, along with the increasing cost-effectiveness and reduced environmental impacts of nonfossil fuel-based energy production, has led many utility companies to offer alternative energy sources to their customers. Conservation behaviors and price combine to determine the degree to which consumers choose to use the alternative energy options. A case study of Eugene, Oregon, demonstrates the interaction of these factors and indicates that price is the most significant indicator of consumer choice.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Oregon

Year dc:date.issued

2000

Author dc:creator

• Bankhead, William R.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Martin, Galen

• Residential electricity
• Energy Policy Act
• United States
• Alternative energy

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• Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
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en_US

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https://hdl.handle.net/1794/32102

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