Off Peak

July 15, 2000

Gas Price Pains

By Regina R. Johnson

Didn't Congress fix this problem a decade ago?

Then:

Frontlines

What's a Utility?

Never before have investors known less about what their company is up to.

How many different types of "utility" companies can you name? Which ones would you trust the most to double or triple your investment nest egg? Which ones make you nervous?

News Digest

Frontlines

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?

News Digest

Why the DOE's recent report suggests we need new antitrust rules for "deregulated" utility markets.

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