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Gas Price Prudence: From Hedge-and-Hope to Best Practice

Utilities and regulators should follow the same ideas that govern risk management at the largest of commodity trading houses.

Gas Price Prudence: From Hedge-and-Hope to Best Practice



Utilities and regulators should follow the same ideas that govern risk management at the largest of commodity trading houses.

The July 5, 2001 issue of offered an update on what utilities and regulators are doing in the area of commodity price hedging for natural gas.

The headline read, "Dominion East Ohio Sales Customers Will Pay 29% Less in Gas Costs under PUCO-Led Encouragement of Hedging Plan...."

Frontlines

A reader claims that wholesale power competition makes conservation more valuable than before.

Frontlines

DSM Revisited

 

 

Neptune and the Northeast

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Neptune and the Northeast



 

Off Peak

Now you can buy a 20-MW gas turbine without ever leaving your desk.<b> </b>

Off Peak

September 1, 2001

Online Shopping

 

Now you can buy a 20-MW gas turbine without ever leaving your desk.

L.A. Loves a Loophole

There's no getting around it—price caps aren't for everyone.

A letter to Michael J. Manning at Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. from FERC General Counsel Kevin P. Madden.

Coal: No Longer a Dirty Word?

Benchmarks

It appears that coal will continue to play a role in meeting the need for new generating capacity in the U.S. Used in the proper context, perhaps coal does not have to be a "four-letter" word.

Electric Executives' Forum - Summer 2001: Are You Ready?

Demand-side programs are all the rage as utilities scramble to find power to serve peak loads.

Electric Executives' Forum
Summer 2001: Are You Ready?



 

Demand-side programs are all the rage as utilities scramble to find power to serve peak loads.

Be prepared. Power interruptions are not necessarily expected -nevertheless, be prepared-but by God, line up all the weapons you can to prevent blackouts in the first place.