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Liberalizing Retail Markets in Natural Gas: Issues and Lessons from the United States Experience. Seminário: A Experiência Americana como Subsídio para Antecipar o Impacto da Lei do Gás no Estado de São Paulo
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Liberalizing Retail Markets in Natural Gas: Issues and Lessons from the United States Experience Seminário: A Experiência Americana como Subsídio para Antecipar o Impacto da Lei do Gás no Estado de São Paulo American Chamber of Commerce of São Paulo – Energy Strategy CommitteeSão Paulo, S.P., BrazilJune 16, 2009 Ashley C. BrownExecutive Director, Harvard Electricity Policy GroupHarvard Kennedy SchoolOf Counsel, Dewey & LeBoeuf
The Brazilian and U.S. Natural Gas Markets are not Parallel • Main Distinctions: • Level of competition in the wholesale markets • Nature of consumption (significant residential consumption)
U.S. Natural Gas Consumption by End Use Annual Figures (Source: Energy Information Administration, Oct. 2008)
U.S. Natural Gas Consumption by End Use Monthly Figures (Source: Energy Information Administration, Oct. 2008) Cover photo courtesy of FERC