The effects of peak load demand and energy charges on the industrial use of electricity

Professor Oakland spurred my interest in many economic phenomena, among them peak load pricing.Professor Henderson demonstrated continuing interest in this study, and gave unfailing support at each stage of the research.Professor Richard Tybout devoted time and maintained enthusiasm throughout the work.I thank Lois Brandenburg of Detroit Edison and James Thornton of Consumer Power for supplying customer data.I am also indebted to Syea Taqi of the Michigan Employment Security commission for supplying industry manhours data.These three individuals patiently furnished information even when it must have seemed to them that their marginal costs exceeded my assurance of future benefits.