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Letter to the Editor (May 15, 2002)

EPSA exec rebukes McCullough's claims.

A response to the article "Revisiting California," April 1, 2002: If the issues confronting California’s ratepayers weren’t so important, it would be easy to say that Robert McCullough’s efforts are best published on April Fools Day.
Byline: 

Lynne H. Church

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People (May 15, 2002)

Dr. Janice A. Beecher has been named director of the Institute of Pubic Utilities at Michigan State University. Calpine announced several promotions to its senior management team. Alliant Energy also announced several new appointments. And others ...
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Biting Pat Wood's Hand

FERC finds the states have teeth, too.

FERC Chairman Pat Wood ought to be commended for trying to extend a hand of cooperation to state PUCs. But certainly he must by now understand that the nature of the state regulator, as the nature of the wolf, is unchangeable.
Byline: 

Richard Stavros

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The Wind at His Back

Interview with Jim Gordon, president of Cape Wind Associates.

Jim Gordon knows energy. For the last 26 years, he's been an energy plant developer. He was the head of a New England-based power producer named Energy Management Inc., and now he's president of Cape Wind Associates. He's also an environmentalist. He believes in the benefits of clean energy, and his latest project-a 460 MW wind farm off the coast off Cape Cod is a testament to that. The wind farm, slated to go online sometime in 2005, is the first offshore wind farm proposed in the United States.

Byline: 

Jay S. Polachek

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A Brouhaha in Barnstable

No punches were pulled at a town meeting on wind power.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a town meeting in Barn­stable, Massachusetts—the hub of activity and controversy over a proposed offshore wind farm project on Cape Cod. For nearly three hours, citizens of the Cape spoke up, and spoke with feeling.
Byline: 

Jay S. Polachek

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The Perils of Ignoring Mother Nature

Experts say utilities' inconsistent approach to weather risk is costing them dearly.

Since their creation, energy companies have been powerless to defend themselves against the weather’s financial impact on business. No longer. An overview of what weather risk management has achieved.
Byline: 

Jennifer Alvey

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