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ESL-IE-86-06-01 MARKETING REORDERING OF THE ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY John A. Anderson Electricity Consumers Resource Council Washington D.C. ELCON is a group of large industrial consumers their taking over as our leading suppliers of of electricity with facilities in most of the 50 electricity. states and many foreign countries. Our members Now, despite my interest in free market princi­ produce a wide range of products including steel, ples--and before anyone says Im advocating a re­ aluminum, chemicals, industrial gases, glass, motor turn to yesterdays policy of laissez faire--let vehicles, textiles and food. me hasten to add that not everything about the ELCON members consume approximately ten percent early days was good. At one time, Chicago had 25 of all electricity sold to industrial customers and to 30 electric companies. The proliferation of nearly five percent of all electricity consumed in utility companies was then reversed by a tremen­ the United States. We require an adequate and re­ dous concentration of utilities through holding liable supply of electricity at reasonable prices, company manipulations. Its easy to agree that so as you can imagine, we have a continuing inter­ such conditions could lead to tremendous abuse. est in all a