Revisiting California
Market power after two years.
Armed with new data, a well-known economist discusses what really happened.
Pacific Northwest
Waiting to Exhale
Courts Deliberate on the Fate of Order 2000: The transmission industry may have to wait even longer for a final decision on challenges to Order 2000 if FERC gets its way.
Though the D.C. Circuit Court could very well add to the delay in resolving some thorny issues of Order 2000, it appears that the court has essentially given the challengers a partial victory, even before a decision is rendered.
Gas Marketers: Oblivious to All the Fuss
New mega-marketers, niche players emphasize opportunity.
Even when the calendar flipped to 2001 and much of the energy industry was swept into the turmoil surrounding the California electric industry restructuring fiasco, gas marketers continued to thrive in the low-supply, high-demand environment.
Special Report
Industry hopes its centralized assets aren't in the crosshairs.
Industry hopes its centralized assets aren't in the crosshairs.
When the topic of U.S. energy security comes up, OPEC typically springs to mind. Sure enough, following the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, politicians and energy executives quickly rallied before the public for less reliance on oil supply from OPEC member nations, and for bolstering domestic energy production.
Declaring Emergencies in California: The Realities of ISO Operation
An independent system operator's view on the energy crisis and the realities of maintaining reliability.
Declaring Emergencies in California: The Realities of ISO Operation
Off Peak
Make that 2.3 cents-the miserly refund that California says it might owe for power that it sold to the Pacific Northwest.<b> </b>
Off Peak
October 1, 2001
Pennies From Heaven
Make that 2.3 cents-the miserly refund that California says it might owe for power that it sold to the Pacific Northwest.
Every time it rains ... it still leaves those hydro reservoirs just a little bit short.
Frontlines
Regulators face a daunting task in sorting out power refunds in the Pacific Northwest.
Frontlines
Ripple Effects
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.
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.
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.