Perspective
Regulators will have to decide who pays to upgrade the transmission system.
ByRegulators will have to decide who pays to upgrade the transmission system.
Commission
People
Frontlines
Enron holds court on electric restructuring, exposing deep industry divisions and the polarization of views.
Frontlines
An Invitation From Ken Lay
Declaring Emergencies in California: The Realities of ISO Operation
An independent system operator's view on the energy crisis and the realities of maintaining reliability.
Declaring Emergencies in California: The Realities of ISO Operation
Off Peak
Make that 2.3 cents-the miserly refund that California says it might owe for power that it sold to the Pacific Northwest.<b> </b>
Off Peak
October 1, 2001
Pennies From Heaven
Make that 2.3 cents-the miserly refund that California says it might owe for power that it sold to the Pacific Northwest.
Every time it rains ... it still leaves those hydro reservoirs just a little bit short.
News Analysis
<br> IPPs and other stakeholders long have called for standards, but this time, the FERC just might oblige.
News Analysis
IPPs and other stakeholders long have called for standards, but this time, the FERC just might oblige.
"Certain transmission owners ... have impeded the interconnection process and, thereby, new generation construction."
"Many transmission providers also refuse to offer network transmission service to merchant generators ... ."
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.
People
Frontlines
Regulators face a daunting task in sorting out power refunds in the Pacific Northwest.
Frontlines
Ripple Effects
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.