Monthly Archives: October 2013

A Decade After Enron’s Demise, Can Energy Markets Still Be Manipulated?

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Enerdynamics

By Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Back in the days when Enron was a high-flying energy trading company, energy traders joked that when a new ISO tariff came out the trading companies would take their smartest analysts, lock them … Continue reading →

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Gas and Electric Industries Seek a Happy Codependence, Part II

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Enerdynamics

by Bill Malcolm, guest author In last week’s post we introduced the discussion on how the gas and electric industries are seeking ways to better coordinate the way the two industries operate. This is especially important as gas-fired electric generation is … Continue reading →

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Gas and Electric Industries Seek a Happy Codependence, Part I

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Enerdynamics

by Bill Malcolm, guest author “Gas is from Venus, electricity is from Mars,” quipped Sue Kelly of the American Public Power Association to me in July at the NARUC Conference in Denver. In a nutshell, this summarizes the complex challenge of helping … Continue reading →

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Mexico: Long-term Gas Producer but Short-term Gas Importer

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor In the energy industry, it is important to distinguish between short-term trends and long-term trends. Just seeing the short-term can result in missing a contrary long-term trend. For instance, in 2008 natural gas … Continue reading →

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130 Years after Edison’s First Power Plant, Is Energy Storage Finally a Reality?

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Enerdynamics

by Dan Bihn, Enerdynamics Instructor In 1882, the Edison Illumination Company opened two electric power plants – the famous coal-fired Pearl Street Station in downtown Manhattan and the river-powered Vulcan Street Station near Green Bay, Wis. Thomas Edison faced two of the biggest … Continue reading →

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