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The city utility in Vernon, California thought it had bought plenty of power, but then got blacked out anyway.

Off Peak

June 1, 2001

Dear ISO: Why Me?

 

The city utility in Vernon, California thought it had bought plenty of power, but then got blacked out anyway.

March 19, 2001
Dear Mr. Winter:

Byline: 
City Administrator Bruce V. Malkenhorst, of Vernon, California, joined with his city utility director Kenneth J. DeDario, and exchanged a series of letters with Terry Winter, president and CEO of the California Independent System Operator, and others, on the subject of rolling blackouts.
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News Analysis

East Coast prices bear an eerie resemblance to California of last spring, but pay no mind, say experts.

 

News Analysis

 



 

Byline: 
Jay S. Polachek
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Perspective

I wanted deregulation. But not if we can't do it right.


I wanted deregulation. But not if we can't do it right.

As an economist, I confess I failed to predict the disaster in California. But I wasn't the only one. Anybody who tells you differently is either lying, fooling himself, or guilty of Monday morning quarterbacking.

Byline: 
Ken Costello
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Frontlines

How to price energy during a stage 3 alert?

Frontlines

Très Riches Heures

 

How to price energy during a stage 3 alert?

You know the painting. Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. You probably saw it first in Janson's "History of Art", in a college survey course.

Byline: 
Bruce W. Radford
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