%0 Report
%K Energy Markets and Policy Department
%K Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division
%A Joseph H Eto
%A Charles A Goldman
%A Steven M Nadel
%C Berkeley
%D 1998
%I LBNL
%P 77
%T Ratepayer-Funded Energy-Efficiency Programs in a Restructured Electricity Industry: Issues and Options for Regulators and Legislators
%2 LBNL-41479
%8 05/1998
%X <p>Electric industry restructuring requires state regulators and legislators to re-examine the purposes served by and the continuing need for ratepayer-funded energy-efficiency programs, as well as the mechanisms to collect funds for these programs and the institutions appropriate to administer them. This paper offers background to these issues and a series of recommendations based on analysis of recent state experiences.</p>