The life and death of the utility death spiral

Frank A. Felder; Rasika Athawale

doi:10.1016/j.tej.2014.06.008

The life and death of the utility death spiral

Frank A. Felder, Rasika Athawale

Rutgers University

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Abstract

The so-called death spiral is not necessarily a result of disruptive competition from resources at the customer side of the meter, but from the inherent design of rate structures. This article highlights the value of the grid as a call option for consumers and suggests rate design as a cure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9-16
Number of pages	8
Journal	Electricity Journal
Volume	27
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2014.06.008
Publication status	Published - Jul 2014

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Business and International Management
Energy (miscellaneous)
Management of Technology and Innovation

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Felder, F. A., & Athawale, R. (2014). The life and death of the utility death spiral. Electricity Journal, 27(6), 9-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2014.06.008

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