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Fortnightly Magazine - July 2004

Commission Watch

Incentive regulation is not a cure-all for the continuing controversy over return on equity.

Commission Watch

Incentive regulation is not a cure-all for the continuing controversy over return on equity.

Regulated utilities are all too familiar with the contentious disputes that surround how the allowed return on equity (ROE) is set in a traditional cost-of-service setting. These disputes, which are reappearing as numerous utility rate-stabilization plans signed as part of deregulation come to an end, are likely to hinge, as always, on the riskiness of utility operating environments.

Byline: 
Jonathan A. Lesser
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Business & Money

An analysis of the strategic implications of the re-basing of power and utility industry valuations.

Business & Money

An analysis of the strategic implications of the re-basing of power and utility industry valuations.

Over the past several months, traditional valuation levels have re-emerged in the power and utility industry, with recent premium valuation metrics compressing significantly.

Byline: 
Ian Connor
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Technology Corridor

Fundamentals in the energy markets are converging to increase the need for incremental gas storage.

Technology Corridor

Fundamentals in the energy markets are converging to increase the need for incremental gas storage.

The natural gas market is approaching a dramatic turning point. The fundamentals in the energy markets are converging to increase the need for incremental gas storage and the way that storage is used and valued by the customer community. Why is new storage needed? What will it take for new storage to be developed? What do customers need to commit to new storage projects?

Byline: 
Jamie Craddock and Bill Hogue
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