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Further Reading

Map – Deregulating Electricity – The Situation Across the Country

Alberta Advisory Council on Electricity, Report to the Minister of Energy, June 2002 [PDF]

“From Promise to Crisis: Lessons for Atlantic Canada from Ontario’s Electricity Liberalisation,” Atlantic Institute for Market Studies [

“California’s Electrical Mess: The Deregulation That Wasn’t,” National Center for Policy Analysis

Glossary of Terms
Here is a glossary of terms that are frequently used in discussions about electricity deregulation:

Distribution

The transmission of electrical power from distribution points to the final end-user, using a series of step-down transformers to lower the voltage level so that it is safe for customers to use.

Generation

The process of creating electricity by any of several means, including but not limited to hydro, nuclear power, coal-fired and gas fired, solar and wind power

Load

Energy demands on the system at any given time

Retail

Purchasing of smaller quantities of electricity from a distributor or a reseller to provide to end-users

Transmission

The bulk movement of large amounts of electrical power from generating facilities to major distribution points, using high voltage transmission lines and towers

Wholesale

The purchasing of bulk electricity by distributors, resellers, and large consumers directly from producers