Depreciation Reserve Soaks Up Stranded Investment
Save a Nickel, Save a Dime
Is One Merger as Good as Another?
In late November, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) put off immediate approval of the proposed merger between The Washington Water Power Co. and Sierra Pacific Resources (to form "Altus"), and set the case for hearing. The reason? The FERC doubted whether the merger would achieve operational efficiencies between the two noncontiguous utilities.