For example, beginning this year, Germany
instituted an open market for distributed energy generation, where wind and solar producers
trade directly with consumers and prices are set by supply and demand, along with a minimum service charge for the
utility.
Energy and Policy Institute (EPI) conducted an investigation in an attempt to understand how
utility companies and their
trade association, Edison Electric Institute (EEI), are influencing the political and regulatory process through university - based
institutes and faculty.