Sentences with phrase «monopoly utility model»

The vertically - integrated, monopoly utility model that prevails in the Southeast relies on ever - increasing sales, which means it doesn't require much of a change in consumer behavior to turn black ink red.

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That model began to change, starting with the 1978 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), which recognized that electric generation was not a natural monopoly.

But as industry analyst Nancy LaPlaca says, «Keeping the current business model just another year is always key for utilities that have a monopoly and want to keep that going.»

Our Electric Utility paradigm / model is not just simply the centralized electric utility regulated monopoly — and System Planning techniques / approaches are changing to reflect this changing World (e.g., deregulated electricity maUtility paradigm / model is not just simply the centralized electric utility regulated monopoly — and System Planning techniques / approaches are changing to reflect this changing World (e.g., deregulated electricity mautility regulated monopoly — and System Planning techniques / approaches are changing to reflect this changing World (e.g., deregulated electricity markets).

clean energy innovation improving consumer choice and affordability more efficient use of energy deeper penetration of renewable energy resources wider deployment of «distributed» energy resources micro grids roof - top solar on - site power supplies and storage promote markets advanced energy management enhance demand elasticity and efficiencies empower customers more choice 50 % of its electricity from renewable resources by 2030 business as usual bad public policy clean energy's economic and environmental potential the power industry was headed for trouble rising utility bills growing customer dissatisfaction socially unjust clean energy economy haves - and - have - nots change in culture business model for the whole system moves the electric industry away from a monopoly, top - down and incentive driven system governed by the market emphasizes distributed energy a distributed system platform market exchange microgrids solar energy efficiency distributed energy resources compete to serve the grid pro-consumer pro-innovation markets - based more affordable resilient capital efficiencies encouraging more distributed energy demand response energy efficiency