Utilities are absorbing distressed IPPs, and raising alarm bells in the process.
Can economies of scale make the industry more stable?
Financial players and load-serving utilities are looking for power asset deals.
People for February 2004.
New realities demand new direction from utilities.
Business & Money
Is the industry on the verge of a new consolidation wave? Should it be?
Benchmarks
The 50 hertz market is poised for growth as the 60 hertz market levels off.
The savvy traveler considers three things when taking electronic equipment abroad: the voltage of the outlet, the type of plug needed, and the power frequency of the destination country. Builders of power plants and their suppliers, however, need concern themselves only with the latter of the three.
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor:
Frontlines
Bankruptcy may not be better for ratepayers.
The ISO graples with the politics of scarity.
In regions that have embraced electric industry restructuring, such as New York, New England, and the mid-Atlantic states, where independent system operators (ISOs) have taken over and the standard market design (SMD) has grabbed a foothold over bulk power transactions, one fascinating question still dogs theorists and policymakers alike:
Is a power supply shortage really all that bad?