• A Deluge of Regulation

    The casualties continue to mount in the devastated landscape of the post-Enron world. We know now that Enron was the beginning of ... Read Article

    Can the Merchant Sector Survive?

    Within the energy industry, the merchant sector has gone from one of the most promising areas to one of the most troubled. ... Read Article

    America''s Next Nightmare: SMD

    Reliable, low-cost electric energy makes the American economy go. It is the essential service, so necessary to modern life that its momentary ... Read Article

    California: Policy and Reform

    In the post-Cold War era, we supposedly all understand the benefits of privatization and the deregulation of markets. They bring efficiency, innovation, ... Read Article

    Electricity Reform That Works

    The near meltdown of the California electricity markets prompted many, both inside and outside government, to question whether deregulation can work and, ... Read Article

    RTO Technology Vision

    Perhaps we should not measure the role of technology in realizing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Standard Market Design by the volume ... Read Article

    The Lessons of Deregulation

    As leaders in the utility industry, part of your job is to conjure up a full understanding of both the perils and ... Read Article

    The Myth of Deregulation

    In 1996, California passed the nation’s first and boldest electricity deregulation law. As we all know now, the state jumped off a ... Read Article

    We Need Standard Market Design

    No doubt in the future we will look back at this time as a turning point in the history of America’s $225 ... Read Article

    Partial Deregulation and Credit

    Deregulation or, as it should be more properly called, restructuring of U.S. power markets was supposed to induce greater efficiencies and reduce ... Read Article

    Portfolio Value Management

    To position their companies for success in the energy industry of the future, utility executives must have a clear vision of the ... Read Article

    Trends in Bill Payment

    One of the most significant trends within the payments market is the increasing substitution of electronic forms of payment for traditional paper-based ... Read Article

    Understanding Risk Management

    Greater recognition of the correlation among the risks in energy marketing activities, asset management and operations, and the energy regulatory environment is ... Read Article

    Chapter 11: Life After Death

    It is a fundamental tenet of economics that life in a competitive marketplace comes with both risks and rewards. Partial deregulation of ... Read Article

    Enterprise-Wide Risk Management

    The type, scope, and frequency of both internal and external risks facing the energy and utility industry have increased significantly. To meet ... Read Article

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