Fortnightly Magazine - December 2004
A Better Measure for Profitability
A new way to measure what matters most: how close a unit comes to meeting its total potential profit.
Tom Ottem and Michael McNair
Barriers to Entry: The Fight Against Power- Line Communications
And for a reasonable regulatory policy for new broadband technology.
Charles A. Zielinski
PJM/Midwest Market: Two Rival Groups Battle Over Grid Pricing
Should transmission owners get paid extra for distance and voltage?
Bruce Radford
Changing Capital Structures for Changing Times
The utilities industry is in need of more equity.
Robert G. Rosenberg
Backed By Wind
The need for additional generation to compensate for wind variations is disappearing.
Ron L. Lehr
Roundtable: The Future Of Generation
Meeting tomorrow’s power needs will pose tough choices.
Michael T. Burr
An Expensive Experiment? RTO Dollars and Sense
Financial data raises doubts about whether deregulation benefits outweigh costs.
Margot Lutzenhiser
Cross-Subsidies: Getting the Signals Right
Should regulators care about the inefficiencies?
Sean Casten & Joshua Meyer
Model Risk Management: How to Avoid an Earnings Surprise
The industry is going down the mark-to-market route, creating significant opportunities for earnings swings and distortions.
John Bampfylde and David Shimko