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Jules Verne's Grid?
With undersea cable linking Canada to Manhattan, Project Neptune could remake the transmission biz.
With undersea cable linking Canada to Manhattan, Project Neptune could remake the transmission biz.
California Dreaming: Will FERC's Plan Work?
And even if it does, it probably won't.
1 Staff Report to the Federal Energy Commission on Western Markets and the Causes of the Summer 2000 Price AbnormalitiesPart 1, Nov. 1, 2000 (Staff Report), p. 6-1.
2 Order Directing Remedies For California Wholesale Electric Markets, . Note that while FERC recognizes that siting matters and retail demand response programs reside within exclusive state jurisdiction, FERC urges state officials to take certain actions in these areas.
Was Gas to Blame? Exploring the Cause of California's High Prices
Basis exploded, but so did heat rates and NO<sub>x </sub>credits.
1 "Staff Report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Western Markets and the Causes of the Summer 2000 Price Abnormalities," Nov. 1, 2000. Available on FERC website, www.ferc.gov. Hereinafter cited as Ferc Staff Report on California.
2 Source: Energy Security Analysis Inc. power databases using EIA form F900 and F759 data.
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Dynegy's David Francis, vice president for western power trading, testified on Dec. 21 on why he thought the ISO was bending the rules:
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Let's Get Physical
To manage congestion on the power grid, most traders would rather book a firm path than risk a loss on a financial hedge.
To manage congestion on the power grid, most traders would rather book a firm path than risk a loss on a financial hedge.
Commentary - The RTO Drafts: Major Revisions Needed
Seven suggested plots, but no bestseller.
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Battle of Dunkirk
Utilities rush to save their last tenuous hold over the power plants they so smugly sold off.