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

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1998
Accession Number
AD1167651

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  • Susan D. Kladiva

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Energy and Power Technologies

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  • California
  • Competition
  • Congress
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  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • District Of Columbia
  • Economic Development
  • Electric Power
  • Electricity
  • Energy Conservation
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  • Law
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  • New York
  • Regulatory Reform
  • United States
  • United States Government

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