Except for local reinforcements and new generation interconnections, few transmission construction proposals are moving forward.
Letters for May 2004.
An analysis of the timing, location, and mix of new capacity additions that may be needed in the future.
Solving the dilemma.
A face-to-face interview with FERC Chairman Pat Wood III.
How much confidence do NERC demand forecasts warrant?
Frontlines
Is FERC the rightful heir?
The possibility that energy legislation drafted last year won't pass in 2004 has created a power vacuum. Who now is czar of electric utility reliability? Language in the proposed bill would have answered that question. But when Congress demurred, did that imply an endorsement of the ?
A cost-benefit study shows the value of adding synchronized generating reserves to prevent blackouts on the scale of Aug.14.
FERC's AEP ruling begs the question: Can the feds bypass states that block transmission reform?
A number of factors point to expanded nuclear generation. But when?
The role that nuclear power will play in the U.S. electricity generation mix during the coming decades has been a subject of continuing speculation. Few analysts deny the remarkably improved prospects for the existing fleet of reactors: Efficiencies realized by industry consolidation, reactor uprates, and plant license renewals have, in a period of about five years, greatly increased the market value of nuclear plants and the competitive advantage of companies that own them.