Some Long Run Effects of Water-Pricing Policies

The long run effects of various pricing policies are investigated in terms of consumer benefits and system costs. Price can play a major role in planning by delaying expansions and lowering system costs. A combination of summer differential plus increasing block rate structure appears to offer the g...

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Veröffentlicht in:Water resources research 1971-12, Vol.7 (6), p.1371-1382
Hauptverfasser: Gysi, Marshall, Loucks, Daniel P.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The long run effects of various pricing policies are investigated in terms of consumer benefits and system costs. Price can play a major role in planning by delaying expansions and lowering system costs. A combination of summer differential plus increasing block rate structure appears to offer the greatest net benefits to the system.
ISSN:0043-1397
1944-7973
DOI:10.1029/WR007i006p01371