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During the Task, 99 existing mechanisms already in use in the countries participating in Task VI were identified and described. Twenty-five mechanisms were developed in detail and reviewed by practitioners who may be involved in using the mechanisms. The effectiveness of the developed mechanisms was assessed against a range of criteria.
Four types of mechanisms were developed:
Task VI also identified the public policy goals and objectives which governments may seek to achieve through the reform and restructuring of the electricity industry. It analysed how the effectiveness of mechanisms in promoting DSM and energy efficiency is influenced by different structural models for the electricity industry. Effectiveness was judged by analysing the effects of different electricity sector structural models on the mechanisms,and by reviewing the barriers to the implementation of DSM and energy efficiency which were addressed by the mechanisms.
The developed mechanism were subjected to review by a range of relevant practitioners through a series of Practitioners Workshops held in Australia, France and Japan. The purpose of the Practitioners Workshops was to present preliminary summaries of the mechanisms developed in Task VI for comment by a range of practitioners who may be involved in using the mechanisms.
The Practitioners Workshops were designed to provide a 'reality check' on the practicality of the developed mechanisms.
The products from Task VI constitute a comprehensive catalogue of information on incorporating DSM and energy efficiency into restructured electricity industries. The products will be of immediate practical use to government policy makers, industry regulators, electricity business managers and analysts and commentators on the electricity industry.
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The major products from Task VI comprise:
Task VI
Australia
Belgium
Denmark
European Commission
Finland
France
Greece
Japan
Korea
Netherlands
Norway
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
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