Stipulated settlements, the consumer advocate and utility regulation in Florida
Stipulated settlements, the consumer advocate and utility regulation in Florida
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佛罗里达州的规定和解、消费者权益保护和公用事业监管
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2009
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S. Littlechild
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S. Littlechild
美国公用事业监管正在演变。谈判或规定的解决办法已开始取代或补充诉讼，但似乎对这种做法知之甚少。本文提供了来自佛罗里达的证据。在1976年至2002年期间，30%的收益审查是通过涉及公共法律顾问办公室的规定解决的，但只有7%的公司要求。在有规定的情况下，利率降低的平均值是没有规定的8倍;中位数是50倍以上。超过四分之三的与收益评估相关的利率下调来自这些规定;排除一个例外情况，比例为94%。
US utility regulation is evolving. Negotiated or stipulated settlements have begun to replace or supplement litigation, but relatively little seems to be known about this practice. This paper presents evidence from Florida. During 1976–2002, 30% of earnings reviews were settled by stipulations involving the Office of Public Counsel but only 7% of company requests. The mean value of a rate reduction was eight times larger with a stipulation than without; the median value was more than 50 times larger. Over three quarters of the rate reductions associated with earnings reviews derived from these stipulations; excluding one exceptional case the proportion was 94%.