The Fear Factor
Understanding power company volatility in the context of valuation theory.
A top CSFB investment banker analyzes how recent power sector volatility can be understood in the context of valuation theory.
Fortnightly Magazine - April 15 2002
Vertical Integration: Necessity or Distraction?
An analysis of the latest wave of unbundling, re-bundling, and convergence plays in the gas-power industries.
In any industry, companies must choose a portfolio of assets and businesses to own along a value chain. In doing so, they make an implicit trade-off between the benefits of focus and vertical integration.
Locational Marginal Pricing
How PJM turns redispatch into market signals.
Figures 1 and 2 show an example of locational marginal pricing (LMP) presented by PJM at a FERC meeting held Jan. 22.
FERC's New Move: A Single Tariff
Finding that "market design flaws are visible in every regional electric market today," FERC released its working paper on standardized transmission service and wholesale electric design on March 15. The work in progress outlines key principles and policy decisions on standard market design (SMD) to guide FERC in developing a revised open access transmission tariff (OATT).
M&A 2002: The Need for Strategic Clarity
What type of merger strategy should energy companies pursue in light of new industry uncertainties?
Learn about the nature of mergers and acquisitions expected within the natural gas, power, and energy utility sector.