Capacity and economies of scale in electric power transmission

Historically, most analyses of electric utility cost structures have focused almost exclusively on the generation sector of the industry. Electric restructuring raises a number of new questions which require analysis of electric utility operations in other sectors of the industry. Most restructuring...

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Published in:Utilities policy 1998-11, Vol.7 (3), p.155-162
Main Authors: Dismukes, David E., Cope, Robert F., Mesyanzhinov, Dmitry
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