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Scare Tactics

The Wall Street Journal is goading Congress to act. And it might just work, if the warnings come to pass.

On May 8 ISO New England predicted it would have enough electricity to meet peak demand this summer. But how much demand are you gonna see at $6,000 per megawatt-hour, which was the ISO's prevailing price that day from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m?

 

EEI's contract is ready to go for physical trades of electricity, but the architects say it's likely too late to make a difference this summer.

 

Wait for the "second wave," when new products help suppliers escape the trench warfare of pricing.

Nevada's Power Poker

 

News Digest

L.A. vs. The ISO

May 15, 2000

By Bruce Radford