Abstract
Conversations around the future of the southeastern electricity sector are lighting
up across the region, from stakeholder discussions on the North Carolina Energy Regulatory
Process to RTO study bills and utility negotiations around a Southeast Energy Exchange
Market. Stakeholders may come to the table with different perspectives and positions,
but they share the common goals of reliability, affordability, and adaptability given
new technologies, external threats, and shifting customer demands. Competition comes
up a great deal in these conversations; too often the concept sends stakeholders into
two distinct camps. And yet, competition is not a yes or no question. Therefore, the
purpose of this policy brief is to describe different ways to engender consumer choice,
third-party participation, resource sharing, and regional grid management in the power
sector, using existing examples from this region. It includes questions stakeholders
might think through in these conversations, and fundamentally aims to educate and
inform.
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