Origin of Electrical Power *

Emergence of Electrical Utilities in America

Post World War II "Golden Years"

Energy Crises of the 1970's

The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act

Market Economics: The Push for Deregulation

A New Era for Electricity

Early Results   (written June 2002)

Essays by Dr. Richard F. Hirsh
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
 
* Essay by Dr. Bernard S. Finn
National Museum of American History