Fortnightly Magazine - May 15 2003

New York Throws a Curve

ISO's new ICAP scheme seen as subsidy for the gen sector.

For evidence that electric restructuring has lost its way, look no further than ICAP — the dubious idea that to guarantee reliability and low prices, regulators should create a market not just for trading the finished commodity, but also for buying and selling ownership rights in the future ability to produce.

Byline:

Bruce W. Radford

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Cash flow reporting is more susceptible to manipulation than investors imagined.

Cash flow reporting is more susceptible to manipulation than investors imagined.

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