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Utilities do not innovate because of guaranteed returns
History and simple economics show quite clearly that the "guaranteed return" utilities get for investing in generating assets does not incentivize them to reduce costs or seek new technologies. Generally speaking, competitive markets do a much better job of allocating resources efficiently. - Read More
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US utilities and distributed energy generation
After initial resistance, US utility companies are coming around to the advantages of encouraging distributed energy generation (2002 info)
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