Frontlines
The United States must turn overseas for natural gas supplies, in spite of worries about energy independence.
AES Corp.
Business & Money
The collapse of wholesale markets has utilities once again making the purchasing decisions, and taking all the risks.
The collapse of wholesale markets has utilities once again making the purchasing decisions, and taking all the risks.
If a common theme is emerging from the various policy directions across the country, it seems to be that responsibility for supply resources is moving away from open markets and back into the hands of load-serving utilities.
People
New Positions:
New Positions:
Dynegy Inc. named Holli C. Nichols its senior vice president and corporate controller. Nichols joined Dynegy in 2000 after working for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Southern Co. Executive Vice President Leonard J. Haynes was installed as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the North American Energy Standards Board, succeeding Bill Boswell.
People (June 15, 2002)
Larry Schmid has been named CFO for Great River Energy. Hydro Energy of Norsk Hydro has appointed Hilde Myrberg as sector president. Ronald McMahan has joined the board of directors of Index Pricing Group. And others ...
Going Global: The Top 10 Risks
What utilities ought to know before doing business overseas.
An investigation into the top 10 risks of foreign investment shows the curses and the blessings of wanting to be a global utility.
After the Shakeout: Another Look at the Georgia Gas Market
Five suppliers are left. But that works when the utility gets out of the supply business.
After the Shakeout: Another Look at the Georgia Gas Market
News Digest
News Digest
California's Power Gamble: Long-Term Contracts, Locked-In Risk
High profit potential will attract new power plants, forcing prices down and stranding the state's long-term electricity purchases.
High profit potential will attract new power plants, forcing prices down and stranding the state's long-term electricity purchases.
Let's consider three questions crucial to California's energy crisis and its plans for solution.
News Analysis
The lawyers debated over ozone and soot, but the markets saw NO<sub>x</sub> as the "smoking gun."
News Analysis
Mexico, Cuba: Next Hot Spots for Energy?
Both look overseas for project developers, but some U.S. firms worry they'll miss out.