Reforming Bulk Power Auctions: Why Not Pay According to Bid?
Changing settlement rules might offer a fix for broken power markets.
Frontlines
Some thoughts on the battle to measure electricity consumption in real time.
Frontlines
Meter Men?
Some thoughts on the battle to measure electricity consumption in real time.
How can something so simple as an electric meter bring governments, editors, and the utility industry to their knees?
People
News Digest
PUC Oversight: Panacea or New Problem?
News Digest
News Analysis
According to the solar industry, a U.S. appeals court decision—and a Southern California Edison petition pending at the FERC—might put them out of business.
News Analysis
According to the solar industry, a U.S. appeals court decisionand a Southern California Edison petition pending at the FERCmight put them out of business.
"If Edison were to prevail in this, it would have hugely negative implications for the solar operators."
Off Peak
Why do U.S. electric bills continue to climb, when other liberalized Western countries are seeing reductions?
Off Peak
October 1, 2000
Dereg Dilemma
Why do U.S. electric bills continue to climb, when other liberalized Western countries are seeing reductions?
Electric deregulation in the United States isn't slashing consumer bills the way it has in other countries. Despite continuing restructuring, the price of U.S. electricity ranked second-highest in an April survey of 14 major Western economies.
Frontlines
Two new transcos wake up to a stack of protests.
Frontlines
Pancakes for Breakfast?
Two new transcos wake up to a stack of protests.
With the first deadline only a month away, electric utilities have launched trial balloons before filing plans at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for regional transmission organizations (RTOs).
People
Benchmarks
Perspective
Ratepayers claim a piece of the overfunding, but there are two sides to the question.