Thursday 31 March 2016

Essentials Of Ensuring The Deregulation Of Utilities

By Margaret Snyder


Monopoly of companies has played a vital role in restricting customers to seek services from only one company. The most common of these services is electric supply. In the event that government policies are restructured, customers will be at full benefit of deregulation of utilities especially in power supply. This means that, the utility may still own the entire infrastructure, but other electricity providers may still be able to buy and sell electricity to the customer directly.

The city of Florida enjoys a deregulated market in a number of ways. To begin with, this will help in creating a level playing field for competition. This is because all the companies will have an equal chance of providing service to consumers. The regulators will no longer be able to determine the firms suited for serving customers. In this regard, the consumers will now be the ones calling the shots in electricity market scene.

Being that consumers take charge of the market performance, it definitely means that they will be charged less than before. The main reason is that every entity will be struggling in a bid to please the consumers so that they can be selected for service provision. Price reduction has been termed as the main benefit most consumers accrue from such a decision.

The low electricity cost also has an impact on the prices of goods for commercial businesses. Electricity usually represents a large portion of business operation cost. Such costs are passed down to the cost of goods sold to consumers. With deregulation, such entities can be able to shop for good electricity bargains which will lead to lower operation costs. By so doing, the prices of goods being sold also come down hence benefiting the consumer more.

When it comes to the environment, deregulation also comes in handy in conserving it. This move will push companies to go the extra mile of pleasing their consumers so as to gain loyalty. In this regard, some will come up with power production techniques which are friendly to the environment. The instances of pollution are hence, set to be scaled down in the long run.

When it comes to customer service, companies will also be subjected to ensuring that they provide quality customer care. Customer service acts as the face of any company hence the need for making it look exemplary. Businesses will good customer care can attest to the growth in capacity of client seeking their services.

There will also be an increase in the number of job opportunities. Monopolistic companies do not want other players to join the market hence strive in pushing for regulation. However, deregulation has opened doors for other service providers to set up businesses hence giving the locals a chance to be employed in the new firms.

Having examined the benefits gotten from deregulation, it is imperative that other states also take up this initiative to help the citizens. Electricity is important for everyone and it will only be fair if people are accorded the chance to choose their own service providers. Equality in the access of important incentives will only be realized through deregulation.




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