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State PUCs
Restructuring Plans. The Ohio PUC denied rehearing of its restructuring order for FirstEnergy issued two months earlier, rejecting arguments by all petitioners-utility, marketers, and consumer watchdog groups.
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PUC Oversight: Panacea or New Problem?
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Reforming Bulk Power Auctions: Why Not Pay According to Bid?
Changing settlement rules might offer a fix for broken power markets.
Rising Power Prices: The Metering Industry's Big Break?
San Diego Gas & Electric turns vendor heads with its plan to install real-time meters, but the company could face heat from regulators.
San Diego Gas & Electric turns vendor heads with its plan to install real-time meters, but the company could face heat from regulators.
This is a landmark event," says Bill Rush, a physicist at the Gas Technology Institute, and a gas industry expert on electric utility metering systems.
e-Commerce Collusion? The Trustbusters Take Aim
Privacy Concerns: Can Gaming Be Prevented?
The Federal Trade Commission likely will regulate those business-to-business Web portals, but how much?
Electric utility executives may be a step behind the Internet revolution, but in one key respect they may have an advantage over anyone else building an e-commerce Web portal for business-to-business (B2B) procurement.
Utility executives don't fear government regulation. They're already caught in the net.
Mexico, Cuba: Next Hot Spots for Energy?
Both look overseas for project developers, but some U.S. firms worry they'll miss out.
Boom and Bust? Understanding the Power Plant Construction Cycle
Rising energy demand could spur investment in waves, but a fixed capacity charge might flatten the curve.<b> </b>
Pricing Reform for the Local Disco: Setting Rates That Will Support Distributed Generation
<b>The Proposed Distribution Tariff </b>
How to replace the bundled utility tariff with a rational design for access, throughput, and congestion.