People
People for October 2004
Positions filled at Peabody Energy, Wisconsin Public Service, Wisconsin Energy Corp., and others.
American Electric Power
Power Measurements
Failing the Market-Power Test:
Power Measurement
Failing the Market-Power Test:
How FERC's ruling could affect wholesale power markets.
A Gas Crisis, or Not?
The conclusions made by the NPC gas study raise more questions than they answer.
The National Petroleum Council’s study on future U.S. gas supplies raises more questions than it answers. Before the industry acts on the study’s recommendations, it should re-examine the study’s many shortcomings.
After FERC’s Market Power Ruling: New Money Into Gen Sector
Will financiers dominate the market?
The recent approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of its "interim" market power screen and policies on investor-owned utilities (IOU) affiliate transactions is changing the market dynamics for buying and selling generation assets. Yet, while the market test has drawn plenty of comments and complaints, the long-term effects are still uncertain.
MISO: Building The Perfect Beast
Seams, holes, and historic precedent challenge the Midwest ISO's evolution.
As it addresses problems that contributed to last August’s blackout, the Midwest ISO struggles with staffing, “grandfathered” service agreements, and integration issues.
People
People for August 2004.
Positions filled at FERC, Colorado PUC, CMS Energy, and others.
Facing the Death Penalty
Did FERC's market power ruling go too far?
Market-based sales put at risk are the financial lifeblood of some utilities, especially those of the multi-billion-dollar, vertically integrated variety. Those that fail FERC's market-power test will be forced to sell their excess generation at cost-based rates — a "death penalty," according to some utility CEOs.
People
People for July 2004.
Positions filled at American Electric Power, Schneider Electric, Foster Wheeler Energy Limited, and others.
The New CEOs
Whether utility leaders come from law, engineering, or finance, one thing can be said: Many of the new CEOs have had diverse experiences.
Our annual CEO survey looks at six new utility leaders: Mike Morris of AEP, Robert McGehee of Progress Energy, Michael Chesser of Great Plains Energy, Gary Rainwater of Ameren Corp., Dennis Wraase of PEPCO, and Paul Anderson of Duke Energy.
Bringing Wind Energy Up to 'Code'
Grid reliability is one giant step in mainstreaming the technology.
As wind power expands, increasingly energy company CEOs are facing the question of whether to invest.