Fortnightly Magazine - February 1 2003

Competition Lost

U.S. companies' international strategies turn sour, as Europe faces a future with an oligopoly of power companies.

U.S. companies' international strategies turn sour, as Europe faces a future with an oligopoly of power companies.

While the European Union is pushing to give all industrial and commercial customers electric choice by 2004, giant incumbent European utilities are increasingly dominating power markets across Europe and the United Kingdom.

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