Principles of Public Utility Rates

James C. Bonbright

Published by Columbia University Press 1961

Principles of Public Utility Rates

James C. Bonbright

https://doi.org/10.7312/bonb92418

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Contents

About this book

Centers attention on the basic criteria of reasonable public utility rates to bridge the gap between academic economists and the actual rate makers and regulators.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
PART ONE. Basic Standards of Reasonable Rates
I. THE PUBLIC UTILITY CONCEPT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
II. THE PUBLIC INTEREST AS THE ASSUMED GOAL OF RATE MAKING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
III. THE ROLE OF PUBLIC UTILITY RATES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
IV. COST OF SERVICE AS THE BASIC STANDARD OF REASONABLENESS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
V. VALUE OF SERVICE AS AN ANCILLARY STANDARD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
VI. COMPETITIVE PRICE AS A NORM OF RATE REGULATION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
VII. SOCIAL PRINCIPLES OF RATE MAKING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
VIII. FAIRNESS VERSUS FUNCTIONAL EFFICIENCY AS OBJECTIVES OF RATE MAKING POLICY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
IX. RATE-LEVEL STANDARDS AND RATE-STRUCTURE STANDARDS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
PART TWO. Fair-Return Standards of a Reasonable Rate Level
X. CRITERIA OF A FAIR RETURN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
XI. THE RATE BASE: COST OR VALUE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
XII. THE RATE BASE: ACTUAL COST WITH OR WITHOUT ADJUSTMENT FOR PRICE-LEVEL CHANGES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
XIII. THE RATE BASE: ALLOWANCES FOR DEPRECIATION UNDER AN ACTUAL-COST STANDARD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
XIV. THE RATE BASE: REPLACEMENT COST AS AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	224
XV. THE FAIR RATE OF RETURN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	238
PART THREE. The Rate Structure
XVI. CRITERIA OF A SOUND RATE STRUCTURE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
XVII. MARGINAL COSTS, SHORT-RUN AND LONG-RUN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
XVIII. FULLY DISTRIBUTED COSTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337
XIX. DISCRIMINATION, DUE AND UNDUE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	369
XX. THE PHILOSOPHY OF MARGINAL COST PRICING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	386
PUBLICATIONS CITED IN FOOTNOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	407
TABLE OF CITED CASES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	420
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	423

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Copyright year: 1961
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 436

eBook

Published: May 6, 2019
ISBN: 9780231888615