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An Assessment of the Impact of the Deregulation of the Electric Power Sector in the U.S. on the Efficiency of Electricity Generation and the Level of Emissions Attributed to Electricity Generation

Sharabaroff, Alexander M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1210903115

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2008, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Environmental Studies (Arts and Sciences).
The present research analyzes the impact of the deregulation of the electric power industry in the United States on the efficiency of electricity generation and the level of emissions attributed to electricity generation. The concepts of econometrics and regression analysis are used as a basis for the empirical analysis. The results of the research suggest that there is a significant and positive relationship between deregulation and the efficiency of electricity generation, i.e. deregulation stimulates the improvement in the efficiency of electricity production. Furthermore, the results indicate that deregulation appears to be significant in reducing the level of sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide emissions attributed to electricity generation per dollar of gross domestic product. However there is no evidence that deregulation reduces the level of nitrogen oxides emissions attributed to electricity generation.
Ariaster B. Chimeli, PhD (Committee Chair)
Roy Boyd, PhD (Committee Member)
David Bayless, PhD (Committee Member)
Scott Miller (Committee Member)
62 p.
Energy; Environmental Science
deregulation; electric power sector; efficiency; emissions

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  • Sharabaroff, A. M. (2008). An Assessment of the Impact of the Deregulation of the Electric Power Sector in the U.S. on the Efficiency of Electricity Generation and the Level of Emissions Attributed to Electricity Generation [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1210903115

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sharabaroff, Alexander. An Assessment of the Impact of the Deregulation of the Electric Power Sector in the U.S. on the Efficiency of Electricity Generation and the Level of Emissions Attributed to Electricity Generation. 2008. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1210903115.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sharabaroff, Alexander. "An Assessment of the Impact of the Deregulation of the Electric Power Sector in the U.S. on the Efficiency of Electricity Generation and the Level of Emissions Attributed to Electricity Generation." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1210903115

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