Federal Electricity: Retail Competition Could Create Savings for the Department of Defense

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Abstract:

The federal government is the largest consumer of electricity in the United States, and the Department of Defense (DOD) has the largest dollar share of this consumption. For fiscal year 1996, DOD reported expenditures of$1.2 billion on domestic consumption of 23.4 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity at an average price of 4.9 cents per kWh. Electricity restructuring, at the retail level-which is being implemented or discussed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is being considered by the Congress-is expected to allow retail customers, including DOD, to purchase electricity in a competitive market, much as customers now can choose among different long-distance telephone providers. Buying electricity on a competitive basis is expected to lower the price of electricity paid by retail consumers.

Author(s):
Kladiva, Susan D
Author Organization(s):
United States General Accounting Office
Funding Organization(s):
United States General Accounting Office , Washington , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Congressional Report
Publication Date:
1998 Feb 01
Pagination:
12

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A - Approved For Public Release
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Collection: TRECMS
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Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
united states, department of defense, law, governments, national governments, united states government, district of columbia, california, competition, congress, consumers, costs, electric power, electricity, heat pumps, new york, regulatory reform
Subject Categories:
Behavioral and Social Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences; Power Production and Energy Conversion (Nonpropulsive); Behavioral and Social Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences; Power Production and Energy Conversion (Nonpropulsive)
Creation Date:
2022 Apr 29
Update Date:
2022 Jun 06