Spread the Job of Cleaning the Air
The California Crisis: Another Take
We’ve been dumping the cost on utilities, but ground is shifting.
Coal: No Longer a Dirty Word?
Benchmarks
It appears that coal will continue to play a role in meeting the need for new generating capacity in the U.S. Used in the proper context, perhaps coal does not have to be a "four-letter" word.
People
Florida Water recently named four new senior executive vice presidents, plus news from the Independent Power Producers of New York, The Northwest Power Pool, and others.
The Grid Is Dead
Gas pipelines compete against electric transmission lines. And the pipes are winning.
Years from now, we'll look back on the power crisis as the beginning of the end of electric transmission.
Off Peak
The city utility in Vernon, California thought it had bought plenty of power, but then got blacked out anyway.
Off Peak
June 1, 2001
Dear ISO: Why Me?
The city utility in Vernon, California thought it had bought plenty of power, but then got blacked out anyway.
March 19, 2001
Dear Mr. Winter:
News Analysis
East Coast prices bear an eerie resemblance to California of last spring, but pay no mind, say experts.
News Analysis
Perspective
The argument is clever but not really symmetrical.
1. the incumbent utility companies should not have been promised an opportunity to recover the costs that everybody thought would be stranded by deregulation (he obviously includes himself among the "soreheads" who opposed the idea, insisting that "these behemoths should be treated just like everyone else who made investments that didn't pan out");
News Digest
News Digest
People
Electric Executives' Forum - Summer 2001: Are You Ready?
Demand-side programs are all the rage as utilities scramble to find power to serve peak loads.
Electric Executives' Forum
Summer 2001: Are You Ready?
Demand-side programs are all the rage as utilities scramble to find power to serve peak loads.
Be prepared. Power interruptions are not necessarily expected -nevertheless, be prepared-but by God, line up all the weapons you can to prevent blackouts in the first place.