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''US - consumer protection - competition authority''.


(FTC).
1. A way of ranking available sources of energy, especially electrical generation, in order of their costs of production, so that the most efficient are more likely to be called to generate, rather than less efficient plant.


The US Federal Trade Commission is established to:
*Prevent business practices that are anticompetitive, or deceptive or unfair to consumers.
*Enhance informed consumer choice and public understanding of the competitive process.
*Accomplish this without unduly burdening legitimate business activity.
<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Air Liquide gains FTC clearance'''''</span>
:"Air Liquide's treasury team has scooped the award for European Treasury Team of the Year for its work on the financing to acquire Airgas.
:The acquisition was successfully completed on 23 May 2016, following US Federal Trade Commission clearance."
:''The Treasurer magazine, February 2017 p32 - Deals of the Year.''


2. Marginal economics of production when their marginal cost is below the power price.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Antitrust law]]
* [[Group accounts]]
* [[Cartel]]
* [[Merger accounting]]
* [[Competition ]]
* [[Reserves]]
* [[Competition authority]]
* [[Competition & Markets Authority]]
* [[Supply side policy]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Revision as of 14:20, 23 October 2012

1. A way of ranking available sources of energy, especially electrical generation, in order of their costs of production, so that the most efficient are more likely to be called to generate, rather than less efficient plant.


2. Marginal economics of production when their marginal cost is below the power price.

See also