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Tag Archives: Electricity Markets
Do Your Employees Understand Wholesale Power Markets?
by Enerdynamics Staff Do your employees understand the electric services that are bought and sold in wholesale markets? Do they know which services are traded in bilateral, exchange, and centralized ISO markets? Can they explain to coworkers and customers how these … Continue reading
Electricity Will Bypass Any Border Walls
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator In recent years, U.S. imports of electricity from Mexico have grown significantly, mostly through bilateral energy sales into California. As Mexico implemented its electricity market reform earlier this year, Mexican officials … Continue reading
Heat Rate: A Driving Force Behind Market Power Costs
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Participants in Enerdynamics’ seminars often wonder why market-based wholesale power costs fluctuate so much. Some say it is due to market control by generation owners who are manipulating prices to increase profits. In … Continue reading
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Midwest States Respond to Change in Electric Deregulation Environment
By Bill Malcolm*, Guest Author Are we beginning to see states backtrack on competitive electric markets, or are we simply in a period of transition? Developments in the complex 15-year history of electric deregulation in states like Ohio continue to unfold. The … Continue reading
Drop in Electric Demand and Spike in Rates an Ignored Issue in the Midwest
By Bill Malcolm, guest author When EPA announced new emissions regulations affecting coal power plants, some in the industry predicted resulting power outages. But as coal retirements occur, the situation looks much less dire. Initial 8,500 MW power shortfall predictions … Continue reading
The Energy Industry: A Review of 2013 Highlights and What May Come in 2014, Part II
By Bill Malcolm, guest author Happy New Year! In last week’s Part I of this post, we looked at a few energy industry trends that emerged in 2013: low electric load growth, the closing of nuclear plants for economical reasons, and … Continue reading
The Energy Industry: A Review of 2013 Highlights and What May Come in 2014, Part I
By Bill Malcolm, guest author As we turn our calendars to a new year next Wednesday, it’s time to look back at major developments in the energy industry in 2013 and make some educated predictions at what we may see in … Continue reading
Customized Course Answers the Question “How Does a Utility Make Money?”
By John Ferrare, Enerdynamics CEO Earlier this year one of our utility clients came to me with an interesting challenge. Years after it had been filed, a rate case decision was coming and would result in substantial rate increases for gas … Continue reading
Indiana, Michigan Debate Merits of Electric Retail Choice
By Bill Malcolm, guest author Belief in electric retail choice continues to be split in the U.S. with no consensus among the various states. But industrial customers in states without choice continue to look for options. Discussions about retail choice … Continue reading
A Decade After Enron’s Demise, Can Energy Markets Still Be Manipulated?
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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