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The musings of a utility staffer-written in a spirit of respect for all those staffers who have come to terms with their innermost fears.


The musings of a utility staffer-written in a spirit of respect for all those staffers who have come to terms with their innermost fears.

I am an employee at what they call a "FERC jurisdictional utility." That means I also moonlight as a professional meeting-goer. But it's a good job. I do my small part to keep the electric transmission grid safe and reliable.

Byline: 
Anonymous
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A Vision for Trasmission: How the RTOs Stand

And where the trouble spots lie in FERC's grid plan.


And where the trouble spots lie in FERC's grid plan.

The mood appeared calm on June 26 in Washington, D.C., at the regular bi-weekly meeting of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Key officials from various regional transmission organizations (RTOs) had gathered before chairman Pat Wood and the other commissioners to brief them on progress over the past year in reforming wholesale electric markets, and on what the FERC might expect in the summer at hand.

Byline: 
See Affidavit of William H. Dunn, Jr., on behalf of the Montana Consumer Counsel, FERC Docket No. RT01-35, filed 5/29/02
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Perspective

Some want a tighter grip on generators, but FERC should steer clear.


Some want a tighter grip on generators, but FERC should steer clear.

Byline: 
Donald F. Santa, Jr.
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Frontlines

Regulators face a daunting task in sorting out power refunds in the Pacific Northwest.

Frontlines

Ripple Effects

 

Byline: 
Bruce W. Radford
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Wind Power, Poised for Take Off?

A survey of projects and economics.

An industry advocate touts the recent rise of projects in the pipeline and forsees remarkable growth in wind farms over the next twenty years — more, perhaps, than others would concede.
Byline: 

Christine Real de Azua

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