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Electricity Supply: The Effects of Competitive Power Purchases Are Not Yet Certain

RCED-90-182 Published: Aug 23, 1990. Publicly Released: Nov 08, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed: (1) electric utilities' use of competitive bidding to purchase electricity from nonutility generating sources; and (2) how such purchases might affect the reliability and cost of electric power.

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