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C A L L   F O R    P A P E R S

University of California Energy Institute

Sixth Annual POWER Research Conference
on Electricity Industry Restructuring

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The University of California Energy Institute's Program on Workable Energy
Regulation (POWER) invites interested researchers to submit papers for a
one day conference to be held in Berkeley on March 16, 2001. The purpose is
to bring together outstanding researchers from around the world to exchange
ideas and research results on topics related to electricity industry
restructuring.

Topics will include any relevant analytic question associated with
electricity industry restructuring including, but not limited to, the
following subjects:

* Transmission management, pricing, and access
* Operation of wholesale and retail electricity markets
* The interaction of forward and spot electricity markets
* International comparisons of electricity markets
* Market power
* Political economy of restructuring
* Demand responsiveness and real-time pricing
* Conservation, R&D, and low income programs after restructuring
* Future role of regulation in electricity
* Environmental effects of restructuring


Draft papers should be sent by December 1, 2000 to:

POWER Research Conference
University of California Energy Institute
2539 Channing Way
Berkeley, CA 94720-5180


Authors will be notified concerning acceptance for the Conference by
January 2, 2001. Final papers will be due by February 28, 2001.

For inquiries concerning this Call for Papers contact:
Severin Borenstein (510) 642-5145.  email: borenste@haas.berkeley.edu
James Bushnell (510) 642-9588.  email: jimb@ieor.berkeley.edu


For Program Information on past conferences, please visit our website:
http://www.ucei.org/power_conf.html