Letters to the Editor / Corrections, Clarifications
Corrections, Clarifications
To the Editor:
I read your May 15, 2003, "Frontlines" column ("Grid Glut?") and have to respectfully take issue with a couple of your thoughts.
Fortnightly Magazine - July 1 2003
Commission Watch
Is the "pathway concept" the answer to Virginia's qualms?
Is the "pathway concept" the answer to Virginia's qualms?
PJM, at its annual meeting, announced a plan to integrate ComEd into PJM by Oct. 1, pursuant to FERC's April 1 order, despite Virginia's saying no to membership by American Electric Power (AEP) or any other jurisdictional utility, according to PJM spokesman Ray Dotter. PJM introduced the "pathway concept" as a way to work around that state while the jurisdictional issues are being fought at FERC. (May 16 was the deadline for filings at FERC on whether the integration can proceed.)
Byline:
Lori A. Burkhart
Business & Money
Lehman Brothers and others say upcoming rate cases and falling unregulated earnings mean some IOUs will have less to show for their effort.
Byline:
Richard Stavros
Technology Corridor
Virtual reality comes of age in the power industry.
Virtual reality comes of age in the power industry.
Technological breakthroughs in power generation, pollution control, waste management, renewable resource applications, and many similar areas are at the forefront of advances in developing, managing, and delivering public utility products. However, technology that is more often associated with computer games and Hollywood blockbusters is taking hold in the industry, and its impact may well be as great as any of the more well known technologies.
Byline:
Ben Delaney
Off Peak
Surfside reading for the energy workaholic.
Surfside reading for the energy workaholic.
The Last Energy War: The Battle Over Utility Deregulation
Utility deregulation is the biggest consumer rip-off since the S&L debacle, activist Harvey Wasserman argues. He says electric competition has wider and more deadly implications: costs running to trillions of dollars, environmental threats, and the further delay of renewables like wind and solar energy.
Reinventing Electric Utilities: Competition, Citizen Action, and Clean Power
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Source: Amazon.com
Will the Hydrogen Economy Take Off?
Hydrogen is hot, but whether it really will fly is another story.
Byline:
Jennifer Alvey
Fueling the Hydrogen Economy: Energy Independence Now
Environmentally benign technologies can meet the president's hydrogen plan.
Byline:
Henry R. Linden
Predicting California Deman Response
How do customers react to hourly prices?
How do customers react to hourly prices?
As California embarks on a Statewide Pricing Pilot (SPP) for residential and small commercial (200 kW) customers, policymakers and participants in the proceedings are asking several questions:
Byline:
Chris S. King and Sanjoy Chatterjee
California Experiment: Dynamic Pricing for the Mass Market
Will the state launch a full-scale rollout of dynamic tariffs?
Will the state launch a full-scale rollout of dynamic tariffs?
A pilot program in California is putting dynamic pricing and advanced metering to the test.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a Statewide Pricing Pilot (SPP) in March,1 at a cost of approximately $10 million, including metering, project planning, management, evaluation, and concurrent market research on non-pilot participants focused on customer preferences for rate options.2
The SPP has the following objectives:
Byline:
Ahmad Faruqui and Stephen S. George
Frontlines
The United States must turn overseas for natural gas supplies, in spite of worries about energy independence.
Byline:
Richard Stavros