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Forgetting Someone, Mr. Secretary?

The DOE's new hydrogen car initiative won't get very far without electric utilities.

Secretary Spencer Abraham announced that the DOE and the nation’s carmakers would create a public-private partnership to promote hydrogen as a primary fuel for cars and trucks. He didn't mention how much the program would cost, how long it would take, or define what infrastructure the government would develop to support hydrogen transportation.
Byline: 

Richard Stavros

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Pat Packs a Punch

FERC's new chairman runs roughshod over a reeling industry.

By a vote of 3-1, FERC had crowned the Midwest Independent System Operator—MISO—as belle of the ball. In so doing, it scorned the proposed Alliance Regional Transmission Organization.
Byline: 

Bruce W. Radford

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A Wrinkle in Time

Enron makes an exit; FERC cost-based rates return.

You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank. Then, you execute a debt-equity swap with an associated general offer, so you get all four cows back, with a tax-exemption for the fifth cow, of course.
Byline: 

Richard Stavros

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Energy companies' best-laid plans in 2001 were put on hold, after circumstance and fate stepped in.

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The Year of Living Dangerously

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Richard Stavros
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Enron holds court on electric restructuring, exposing deep industry divisions and the polarization of views.

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An Invitation From Ken Lay

 

Byline: 
Richard Stavros
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Utilities face huge costs of complying with new EPA standards.

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The Brink of Ruin?

 

 

Byline: 
Richard Stavros
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Regulators face a daunting task in sorting out power refunds in the Pacific Northwest.

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Ripple Effects

 

Byline: 
Bruce W. Radford
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A reader claims that wholesale power competition makes conservation more valuable than before.

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DSM Revisited

 

 

Byline: 
Bruce W. Radford
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California sued El Paso for gaming the pipeline. But the blame may lie to the East.

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The Great Gas Grab

 

 

Byline: 
Bruce W. Radford
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