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© 2005, George
Gross, UIUC
CENTRALITY OF
TRANSMISSION IN RESTRUCTURING
qA common thread in the restructuring of electricity
around the globe is the unbundling of transmission from the
generation and the distribution of sectors
qThe role of transmission in evolving wholesale competition
in electricity is critical
qThe provision of the nondiscriminatory transmission
access and services to all market players under the open access
transmission regime entails the establishment of independent transmission
entities