Ampster
Renewable Energy Hobbyist
On about 2000 the Investor Owned Utilities were required to sell off their generating assets. Now those facilities are owned by companies like NRG and others who sell into the market place. Both PG&E and SCE kept their hydro and nuclear. Rates were unbundled so Community Choice Aggregation providers could compete for generation business. The IOUs are regulated and they are not allowed to make a profit from selling generation but they are allowed to attach overhead to the cost of generation that they purchase. The IOUs have become distribution entities and that is what is threatened by solar and home batteries. Deregulation has not affected municipal utilities like LA Department of Water and Power and other municipal utilities.What do you mean by deregulated?
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