Sweating the Deadline: What Consolidation Means for Traders and Vendors
Interviews with software middlemen.
Interviews with software middlemen.
Lawrence Oliva
Partner, Utility Practice Group
Andersen
FERC
Don't Rush the Seamstress: Second Thoughts on the Marriage of the Northeast Grids
Why a standard design in each ISO is no guarantee of regional coordination.
By Marija Ilic and Leonard Hyman
Why a standard design in each ISO is no guarantee of regional coordination.
How do you complete an efficient transaction that requires the cooperation of two or more markets when each is operated independently of the other?
News Analysis
New England puts a price on electric reliability, but some say the charge looks more like a tax.
News Analysis
New England puts a price on electric reliability, but some say the charge looks more like a tax.
Does ICAP qualify as a true commercial product, traded on its own merit with a tangible value for customers?
Frontlines
Forced consolidation of RTOs would set transmission owners free to go after profits.
Frontlines
Bullish for Business
News Digest (July 15, 2001)
Compiled June 21, 2001 by Bruce W. Radford, editor-in-chief, from contributions as noted from Carl J. Levesque, associate editor, and Phillip S. Cross and Lori A. Burkhart, contributing legal editors.
People (July 15, 2001)
Gordon van Welie recently was appointed president and CEO of ISO New England Inc. CMS Energy Corp. elected David G. Mengebier as senior vice president of governmental and public affairs. PSEG Global recently named George P. Schaefer as senior vice president of financing and treasurer. FERC announced the appointment of its newest commissioners. And others...
Izzbee, Izz it?
The Energy Industry Standards Board doesn't exist yet, but it's got regulators talking.
More than two years ago, I suggested in this column that regional independent system operators would likely supplant the regional reliability councils as the caretakers of electric system reliability. And that's still possible—if the ISOs move quickly to RTO status, and if the RTOs get cracking right away on adopting uniform business rules. But the FERC may get tired waiting for that to happen.
Off Peak
There's no getting around it—price caps aren't for everyone.<b> </b>
Off Peak
July 1, 2001
L.A. Loves a Loophole
There's no getting around itprice caps aren't for everyone.
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
MAY 25, 2001
Perspective
The case against re-regulating the electric industry.
The case against re-regulating the electric industry.
Frontlines
FERC's California plan needs pressing, to fix blatant gaffes on NO<sub>x</sub>, demand bids, and megawatt laundering.
Frontlines
Taken to the Cleaners