The restructuring of the electric industry began in the early 1990s in several states across the United States. Prior to restructuring, electric utilities provided their customers with generation, transmission as well as distribution of electricity. Restructuring enabled customers to select suppliers competing in the market to provide the best prices, and allowed customers the opportunity to choose other energy options, such as conservation, efficiency and alternative energy programs. In Pennsylvania, the Competition Act promoted these developments... I. Provided customers with a structure that allowed them to choose their electric generation supplier ("EGS"); these customers no longer have to purchase their generation from their local electric utility... II. Required electric utilities to separate the generation, transmission, and distribution components of their rates. This provided customers transparency in the utilities' pricing and allowed customers to compare prices between..