Regulating public utility performance
Subtitle: the law of market structure, pricing and jurisdiction
By: Scott Hempling
Contributors: American Bar Association. Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
Publisher: ABA, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 471
ISBN-13: 9781627222921
Subjects: Public utilities; Law and legislation; Rates
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-418) and index.
Table of contents: title: Regulatory law : purposes, powers, rights and responsibilities; title: The traditional utility monopoly; title: Authorizing competition; title: Making competition effective; title: Monitoring competition for anti-competitive behaviors; title: "Just and reasonable" prices in non-competitive markets : cost-based rates set by the regulator; title: "Just and reasonable" prices in "competitive" markets : market-based rates set by the seller; title: Discrimination : when is favoritism "undue"?; title: Filed rate doctrine : the "filed rate" is the only lawful rate; title: Retroactive ratemaking : the prohibition and the exceptions; title: Mobile-Sierra doctrine : when does contract "sanctity" give way to government-ordered amendments?; title: The federal-state relationship; title: Jurisdiction's future.