We must efficiently deliver wholesale power within competitive regional markets.
When President Eisenhower was growing up in Kansas, he saw America’s byways and back roads develop to meet point-to-point needs, eventually forming a loosely connected national interstate highway network. The U.S. electric transmission system has similar roots, and it needs a similar vision to meet the needs of the 21st century.
The benefits and future challenges of regional transmission organizations.
Ten years after the initial Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that set in motion the establishment of RTOs, it is hard to dispute that the mature organized markets with independent management of the grid have achieved tangible benefits for all customers. It is important to remind ourselves of the accomplishments and challenges ahead.
Recent attrition raises the question: Consolidation or death spiral?
A forecast for California on Aug. 16, 2006
Where Entergy leads, will Wal-Mart follow?
Why broadband over power line (BPL) can't stand alone as a high-speed Internet offering.
The failure of the Empire Connection spells trouble for private transmission projects.
How to allocate the costs.
What did LMPs tell us this summer in PJM's new neighborhood?
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