Stringing Transmission Lines, Untangling Red Tape
Centralized federal oversight sounds good, but what about squabbles between separate federal agencies?
Law & Lawyers
Frontlines
A reader claims that wholesale power competition makes conservation more valuable than before.
Frontlines
DSM Revisited
Off Peak
The El Paso case just won't quit.<b> </b>
Off Peak
September 15, 2001
Let's Play "Spin the Pipeline"
The El Paso case just won't quit.
It began over a year ago, on April 4, 2000. That's when California accused El Paso Natural Gas Co. of manipulating capacity rights on its natural gas pipeline by auctioning them off to its own affiliate, El Paso Merchant Energy.
Benchmarks
Benchmarks
After the Shakeout: Another Look at the Georgia Gas Market
Five suppliers are left. But that works when the utility gets out of the supply business.
After the Shakeout: Another Look at the Georgia Gas Market
Reversal of Fortune? Wall Street Rethinks Merchant Power
Analysts ask why stocks plunged, even as earnings grew - for generators as well as utilities.
"Manufacturing companies locate around the world. You're seeing the same situation in the power business."
Give the British credit, but what about us?
Neptune and the Northeast
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Neptune and the Northeast
Perspective
Some want a tighter grip on generators, but FERC should steer clear.
Some want a tighter grip on generators, but FERC should steer clear.
