For competition to flourish, emerging power markets need standardized rules

Deregulated natural gas and electricity markets also need liberalized business rules if competition is to flourish, several former US government officials said Wednesday. The differences among network companies�gas and electric distribution firms, pipelines, electric transmission companies, and independent system operators�have become barriers to the development of mature and competitive markets.

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