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New gas in old pipes: opening the UK residential gas market to competition

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  • Bennett, Matthew

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  • Waddams Price, Catherine & Bennett, Matthew, 1999. "New gas in old pipes: opening the UK residential gas market to competition," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 8(1), pages 1-15, March.
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