LDCs:
F. Jay Cummings
LDCs:
The consequences of short-sighted rate making.
New Opportunities:
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People
New Opportunities:
The California Independent System Operator board of governors hired Yakout Mansour, a 30-year veteran of western grid operations, to be its president and CEO.
The Geopolitical Risks of LNG
Michael T. Burr
The Geopolitical Risks of LNG
To many energy-industry analysts, 2005 is a make-or-break year for the U.S. gas market. If we don't have at least several liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in construction by the end of the year, the country arguably will face serious gas-supply shortages and price spikes beginning in about 2008.1
States will play a significant role in the resurgence of nuclear power plants in America.
Joe F. Colvin
Perspective
States will play a significant role in the resurgence of nuclear power plants in America.
At times, various conditions align and set the stage for achieving goals that may have appeared to be unreachable. Last summer, the Boston Red Sox were all but eliminated from contention, but then won an amazing stretch of baseball games that resulted in a World Series championship.
Data gathering and controllability offer the quickest path to reliability.
Michael T. Burr
IT Roundtable
Data gathering and controllability offer the quickest path to reliability.
Managing power grids in North America has become much more complicated in recent years, and that complexity grows with each passing day.
Ratemaking Special Report
November 2004
Ratemaking Special Report
Regulatory Uncertainty:
In a joint survey conducted by Navigant Consulting and , utility executives identify the biggest challenge to their business.
No matter what position you subscribe to when characterizing the degree of competition in today's energy industry, it is clear that regulation continues to serve as a major influence on the business strategies and operations of the gas and electric distribution utilities in North America.
GAS SUPPLY
Michael T. Burr
GAS SUPPLY
Pipeline and LNG terminal developments may arrive too late to prevent a natural gas disaster.
For exactly two months, MidAmerican Energy sponsored a $6.3 billion project to bring stranded natural gas from Alaska's North Slope to an adjoining pipeline in Canada. But when Alaska's Department of Revenue rejected MidAmerican's proposal for an exclusive partnership to develop the pipeline, the company pulled out.
New Positions:
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New Positions:
Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, stepped into the role of chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, succeeding Rep. Billy Tauzin, R-La., who is leaving Congress.
Duke Energy named David Hauser as its permanent CFO. He had been acting CFO since November. He succeeds Robert Brace, who resigned.
Despite development challenges, LNG capacity is destined to play a bigger role in the U.S. energy mix.
Michael T. Burr
Despite development challenges, LNG capacity is destined to play a bigger role in the U.S. energy mix.
When MidAmerican Energy announced its plans to build a pipeline to bring stranded Alaskan natural gas into the lower-48 states, the U.S. energy industry stood up and took notice. If successful, the project will bring the largest infusion of gas that this country has seen in many years-and not a moment too soon.
Experts debate whether KKR's leveraged buyout of UniSource Energy is right for the industry.
Richard Stavros
Business & Money
Experts debate whether KKR's leveraged buyout of UniSource Energy is right for the industry.
"From a public policy standpoint, should a utility that provides a vital public good be owned by a private group that gains ownership by taking on a high degree of debt (risk)?"
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