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Support Electric Competition—the Good Old Days Weren't So Good
For most of us, reflecting on the "good old days" brings back fond memories. But, when reflecting on the history of the energy industry, there's one particular timeframe that wasn't so good. In the 1970s and 1980s, in a regulated electric utility environment, the industry experienced huge power plant cost overruns and inefficiencies and customers faced regular rate increases. These problems led many states to restructure, or deregulate, their electric utilities in the 1990s.
With legislative debates on retail competition brewing in several states, the Northbridge Group, through the COMPETE Coalition, has provided a very useful study urging policymakers to "learn from history" in order to successfully navigate today's energy environment and promote continued progress on retail competition.
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Find out more about what’s going on in your region in terms of government and regulatory affairs issues that affect commodity pricing and retail customer choice. See how Direct Energy Business is working on behalf of our customers to help secure favorable legislation and initiatives that support competitive wholesale markets and deregulation. |
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Keep up with the latest changes, implementations and decisions surrounding renewable energy, cap-and-trade and greenhouse gas reduction efforts. |
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Commodity Pricing Charts |
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See the latest commodity pricing charts, including crude and natural gas 12-month futures and monthly settlements, as well as thehistorical average weekly coal spot prices for the past three years. |
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Find out more about what’s going on at Direct Energy Business, a Direct Energy company, and read the latest news from our parent company, Centrica, plc. |
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