In San Diego, where the retail price of power fluctuates directly with the wholesale market, electric bills doubled. Virtually everyone involved with the issue seems to agree that electricity deregulation can work. The major question is how. The drive for electricity deregulation is being led by seven groups, each of which advocates changes to the current system that provide the greatest benefit to their members, reports Congressional Quarterly . The groups vary in their approach to deregulation.
T here are other ways the groups vary in their approach to deregulation.
Some groups want to make sure they aren t squashed by the large investor-owned electric companies in a deregulated system. The American Public Power Association , which represents utilities owned by municipalities or other government agencies, wants the ability to compete fairly with the large investor-owned electric companies. It also favors government monitoring of the electric market to ensure fair pricing and access. Other groups want deregulation to come free of additional government oversight that would favor rural, independent, and government-owned utilities. It supports giving consumers a choice of electricity providers including their present providers.