POWER Seventh Annual Research
Conference on Electricity Industry Restructuring
2002 Conference Program
The full collection of papers from the conference are currently available
for $40.00. Please contact Jacque Pereira for information.
Jacque Pereira
University of California Energy Institute
2539 Channing Way #5180
Berkeley CA 94720-5180
Phone: (510) 642-9590 x 200
Email: jpereira@uclink.berkeley.edu
Papers presented at the POWER Seventh Annual
Research Conference on Electricity Industry Restructuring
Session I
"Environmental Regulation in Oligopoly Markets: A Study of Electricity
Restructuring," Erin Mansur, UC Berkeley [slides]
"An Empirical Analysis of Market Efficiency in the ISO New England Electricity
Market," James Bushnell, UCEI and Celeste Saravia, UC Berkeley [slides]
Discussion by:
Frank Wolak, Stanford University
Paul Joskow, MIT [slides]
Session II
''Stability of Supply Function Equilibria: Implications for Daily vs.
Hourly Bids in a Poolco Market,'' Ross Baldick , University of Texas and
William Hogan, Harvard University [slides]
"Efficiency and Competition with Forward Contracts: A Laboratory Experiment
Motivated by Electricity Market Design," Jordi Brandts, Institut de Analysis
Economico, Paul Pezanis-Christou , Institut de Analysis Economico and Arthur
Schram, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Discussion by:
Ed Kahn, Analysis Group
Robert Wilson, Stanford University [slides]
Session III
"Trend in Electricity Consumption, Peak Demand, and Generating Capacity
in California and the Western Grid, 1977-2000," Jolanka Fisher and Timothy
Duane, UC Berkeley. [slides]
"The 'Make or Buy' Decision in U.S. Electricity Generating Investments,"
Jun Ishii, UC Irvine and Jingming Yan , Cornerstone Research
Discussion by:
Kenneth Cory, Calpine
Severin Borenstein, UC Berkeley and UCEI [slides]
Session IV
"Retail Competition and Electricity Contracts," Richard Green, University
of Hull [slides]
"Market Outcomes and Generator Behaviour in the England and Wales Wholesale
Electricity Market, 1995-2000," Andrew Sweeting, MIT [slides]
Discussion by:
Catherine Wolfram, UCEI [slides]
Steve Puller, Texas A&M University