Much to Restructuring Today Editor George Spencer's dismay, 68% of ghi^markets readers believe that competitive energy markets do not work, while only 32% say that they do.

See George is completely bullish on competition and open free markets in the utilities industries.  He pulls no punches when it comes to showcasing and analyzing the people and factors that are making competition succeed.

And uncovering those that are stymieing it.

Even industry leaders who are against competition read RT to keep up with how and what their opponents are saying.

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COMMENTS FROM BOTH SIDES

"I use 4 MW a month of electricity at my home here in Texas and thanks to the deregulated market, I am saving about $70 per month on my electric bill.  Deregulation is working!"

"The only thing that is missing from the electric restructured market is a functioning capacity market similar to that which exists for gas pipelines."

"Although many markets can be competitive, power markets probably cannot be workably competitive."

"Competition doesn't seem to work at the retail level, I think the vote is still out on wholesale."

"When Sonny Popowsky speaks, it is in the best interest of the consumer to listen!"

"Sometimes markets work for consumers and sometimes they don't.  This isn't a religious question, it's about what's best for consumers."

"Competition for small customers (residential and small business) exposes them to unnecessary risk that should be borne by the utility and large customers, who are better able to manage such risks."

"As a consumer and electrical engineer I can assure you that we are paying a hell of a lot more money for significantly reduced quality of service."

"Competitive markets for electricity must NOT be competitive.  If 9/11 is any lesson we should be careful not to classify electricity as any other commodity.  Every activity of the modern society is hinged on electricity.  If competitive market for electricity work ...non-competitve should be able to work even much better.  The key is to put effiecient and effective management in place to have integrated resource planning and operations of this complex system and service for the benefit of society and not profit making investors."

"You assume too much, that there are competitive electricity markets. Even in the 'good' wholesale markets of PJM and NYISO, sellers have market power and the lid is kept on by utilities still having retail price caps to satisfy (in PJM) and by temporary state-owned generators (NYISO)"

"Until the national grid is fixed and allows the free flow of electricity across the entire grid, constraints will keep the competitive market from working properly. Constraints will lead to market manipulation and underhanded profit taking as proved in the Enron scandal."