Electricity Price Hearing System of California and its Enlightenment

Abstract:

Being the core and key of power market, electricity price can optimize the allocation of power resources and ensure the normal operation of the power market. As electricity price adjustment is of high influence and wide coverage, hearings are needed to solicit the opinions and suggestions from all parties in society. In China, electricity price hearing always plays an important role in the sales price formulation and adjustment of residential electricity consumption. However, some problems still exist, such as the public’s unawareness of the related issues, and confusion of the price decision after hearing. The United States is the first country in the practice of price hearing system. Therefore, this paper first analyzes the California electricity price hearing system and its three implementing stages: the preparation before hearing, hearing process and the price adjustment decision after hearing .Then combining with the actual situation of China, we put forward three suggestions, including setting up a special service agency of hearing, building prehearing conference system, and establishing the hearing system with Administrative Law Judge at the core.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 687-691)
• Pages: 5102-5107
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.687-691.5102
• Online since: November 2014
• Authors: Chao Zhang, Li Zi Zhang, Yang Yang
• Keywords: Electricity Price, Hearing System, Power Market, Suggestions

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