Charging up for electrical-rate reform
ResearchPublished 1977
Explains the peak-load pricing rate structure being considered by the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners. By more accurately reflecting the cost of producing electricity, peak-load pricing would provide rate relief to the 700,000 residential customers, 125,000 small commercial and industrial users, and the more than 12,000 larger commercial customers. Higher rates would be charged to 750 of the largest consumers, about twice as much per KWH during peak hours as during off-peak hours. These 750 largest users would initially face electricity bills averaging 7.4 percent higher than current bills. In most cases, relatively modest changes in time of electricity use could reduce or eliminate the extra charges. Such shifts would permit the utility to burn less oil, thereby reducing its operating costs and creating less pollution. In the long run, the utility would reap savings because less variation in demand would permit less investment in growth of generating capacity.
Document Details
- Copyright: RAND Corporation
- Availability: Available
- Year: 1977
- Print Format: Paperback
- Paperback Pages: 4
- Paperback Price: $20.00
- Document Number: P-6033
Citation
RAND Style Manual
Chicago Manual of Style
Acton, Jan Paul, Charging up for electrical-rate reform, RAND Corporation, P-6033, 1977. As of September 13, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P6033.html
Acton, Jan Paul, Charging up for electrical-rate reform. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1977. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P6033.html. Also available in print form.
This publication is part of the RAND paper series. The paper series was a product of RAND from 1948 to 2003 that captured speeches, memorials, and derivative research, usually prepared on authors' own time and meant to be the scholarly or scientific contribution of individual authors to their professional fields. Papers were less formal than reports and did not require rigorous peer review.
This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited; linking directly to this product page is encouraged. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of its research documents for commercial purposes. For information on reprint and reuse permissions, please visit www.rand.org/pubs/permissions.
RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.