Tag Archives: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Will U.S. Natural Gas Pipelines Get a Piece of the Government’s $1 Trillion Pie?

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Enerdynamics

by Christina Nagy-McKenna, Enerdynamics Facilitator The Trump administration has sounded the horn: It wants to strengthen United States’ infrastructure to the tune of $1 trillion. Highway projects, bridge projects, water and energy infrastructure projects — the list of needs is long and … Continue reading →

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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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The Value of Regional Transmission Organizations, Part II

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Enerdynamics

By Matthew Rose, Enerdynamics Instructor Last week we introduced this topic with Part I of this article and discussed the current landscape of the RTO and RTO development. This week we continue our examination of RTOs with a discussion on the value and … Continue reading →

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Why FERC Order 1000 is a Big Deal in the Electric Industry

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Enerdynamics

by Greg Stark, Enerdynamics Instructor High-voltage lines for the long distance transportation of electrical energy (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Many of our readers may have noticed at their companies a considerable effort expended on FERC Order 1000 compliance in the last … Continue reading →

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Demand Side Management and Its Impact on Wholesale Electricity Markets

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Enerdynamics

By Matthew Rose, Enerdynamics Instructor The debate over the impact of demand response and energy efficiency in the wholesale power markets remains active. On the surface, there is an intuitive belief that if we better manage and even reduce demand, … Continue reading →

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FERC Order 1000 – One More Step Toward Regional Wholesale Markets

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Photo credit: Sigfrid Lundberg Back in the early 2000s when FERC was pushing Standard Market Design, some in the electric industry believed we would soon transition to four or five uniform wholesale … Continue reading →

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