Finding that "market design flaws are visible in every regional electric market today," FERC released its working paper on standardized transmission service and wholesale electric design on March 15. The work in progress outlines key principles and policy decisions on standard market design (SMD) to guide FERC in developing a revised open access transmission tariff (OATT).
How PJM turns redispatch into market signals.
Over the next five years, the CPA proposed investing directly in renewables, load management and energy efficiency.
How exactly does a retail energy marketer use the spread as a hedging device?
Explaining timing risks and magnitude risks.
Regulatory and rate proceedings at FERC can be time consuming and expensive, but this hurdle can be overcome.
A New Initiative, a New Fuel Cell Car
Take a look at a list of the top gas marketers in North America and you won't find many names associated with the upstream end of the business. Most of the high-volume trading companies are the market-maker types who don't have production assets to back up their futures and swap contracts.