Public Ownership of Public Utilities in the United States

1939 ◽  
Vol 201 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-57
Author(s):  
John Bauer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Utilities ◽  
Public Ownership

The Service Sector in the United States, 1839 to 1899

1967 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 625-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Weiss
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Value Added ◽  
The United States ◽  
Professional Services ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Public Utilities ◽  
Personal Services ◽  
Government Education ◽  
Quantitative Development

The dissertation is a study of the service industries in the United States during the period 1839 through 1899. The primary purpose of the study is to provide three series relating to the quantitative development of the sector. These series—value-added, gainful workers, and capital stock—provide benchmark estimates at decade intervals centered on census years. Series are presented for the aggregate sector; the major components, final and intermediate services; and eight industries. These eight industries, defined as the service sector, are trade, transportation and public utilities, finance and insurance, professional services, personal services, government, education, and the independent hand trades.

Economic Theories of (De-) Regulation: Lessons for the Power Industry

1989 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-250
Author(s):  
Franz Wirl
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Power Industry ◽  
Public Utility ◽  
Public Ownership ◽  
Efficient Organization ◽  
Public Firms ◽  
Economic Theories ◽  
Public Regulation

The power industry is traditionally organized as a public utility. While the United States relies on investor owned utilities combined with public regulation. Europe and many other countries use public ownership as a means to control and regulate this important industry. This paper reviews economic theories which justify and/or explain public ownership, or more generally the regulation of (private or public) firms. The aim is to use recent (economic) approaches and criteria of deregulation in order to arrive at a proposal of a — presumably more efficient — organization of the power industry.

scholarly journals California Gas: A Brief History and Recent Events

1993 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan S. Hollingworth
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Utilities ◽  
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Regulatory Authorities ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Regulatory Commission ◽  
Energy Regulatory

The author discusses recent developments and ongoing issues related to regulatory authorities, contracts and pipeline matters affecting the gas industry in California, in comparison to elsewhere in the United States and Canada. Included is a review of some of the more important decisions of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission and the National Energy Board. This paper is solely the work of the author. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the author's firm or any client of that firm.

Spain's waning Latin America influence may regain pace

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Utilities ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Domestic Firms ◽  
State Financing ◽  
Political Leverage

Subject Spain's political and economic involvement in Latin America. Significance In the two decades leading up to the 2008 crisis, Spain saw its economic presence in Latin America grow rapidly as a result of investments in sectors such as banking, telecoms and public utilities. However, the crisis resulted in Spanish investment stagnating along with its political influence. With China having pledged as much as 250 billion dollars in investment by 2025, it is unlikely that Spain will maintain its position as the region’s second most important economic partner after the United States into the medium term. Impacts The unlikelihood of major divestments by Spanish companies will limit opportunities for domestic firms to acquire profitable assets. More market-friendly regional governments than in previous decades will help mitigate the risk of renationalisations. China’s abundant capital for state-to-state financing will give it significant political leverage which Spain will be unable to match. The scope of Chinese financing is likely to broaden beyond its currently limited destinations.

Commercial Arrangements for Co-Generation in the UK and USA

1987 ◽  
Vol 201 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-265
Author(s):  
D L Tolley ◽  
G J Fowler
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United States ◽  
Combined Heat And Power ◽  
Public Utilities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Regulatory Policies ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines the impact of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) in the United States and the Energy Act 1983 in the United Kingdom on the nature of the purchase tariffs for co-generators and combined heat and power (CHP) plant, and considers the reasons why the prospects for investment by private generators might be enhanced in the United States.

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