August 14, 2003, electricity blackout cascaded throughout the northeastern United States and Canada. The structure of the technology and economics of electricity and as a gradual onset of deregulation in the 1970s, has an unprecedented and unintended grid voltage transmission. The role of the government in an attempt to alleviate congestion along the power lines and improve the planning and coordination of operational activities through the creation of independent system operators and regional transmission organizations. Also describes the recent financial and economic activities of electric power industry, the potential costs of upgrading U.S. infrastructure programs, and the role of political contribution to the regulation. "Hide
by Thomas R. Eisenmann, Matthew R. Willis Source: Harvard Business School 23 pages. Publication Date: Mar 08, 2004. Prod. #: 804156-PDF-ENG
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