Powering Progress: Restructuring, Competition, And R&d In The U.s. Electric Utility Industry

摘要

"Research and development is our nation's investment in its own future. America's science and technology base may well stand as our most important renewable resource. The overarching public goal of US R&D policy, of which energy R&D is a major component, must be to as sure for future generations that our Nation's capacity to shape the future through scientific research and technological innovation is continually being renewed" (US Department of Energy Report).' "In a nutshell, the government that had created this regulated industry was saying, 'We don't want to regulate you anymore. Here's your business. Good luck.' However, the restructuring process initially generated more questions than answers, as the various players in the market tried to understand how the configuration of this industry might need to change." (CEO, TXU).