| 1. Reviews Mixed for Proposed Capacity Market Changes |
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from Power Market Today May 8, 2008
A pair of proposals to revamp forward capacity markets (FCM) received mixed reviews during a day-long FERC technical conference in Washington, DC Wednesday.( more )
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| 2. Proposed Cap-and-Trade Would Bankrupt LADWP's Renewables Program |
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from Power Market Today Apr 14, 2008
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) can support some carbon cap-and-trade systems, but not the one proposed jointly earlier this year by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and California Energy Commission (CEC), according to the city-run utility's CEO, H. David Nahai.( more )
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| 3. EIA: GHG Bill to Raise Electricity Costs 5-27% by 2020 |
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from Power Market Today May 1, 2008
The climate change legislation that the Senate is scheduled to begin debating in June would dramatically cut domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but it could raise electricity costs by a little or a lot, according to an extensive review by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).( more )
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| 4. Caught Short by Plant Delay, Texas Utility Seeks Demand Response |
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from Power Market Today Apr 23, 2008
Delayed completion of a new gas-fired power plant in New Mexico has forced Southwestern Public Service Co. (SPS) to ask the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) for quick approval of a load-reduction program to make up for potential power supply deficits this summer.( more )
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| 5. Term Power Surges; California Real-Time Power Near $300 |
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from Power Market Today Apr 29, 2008
Midwest generators reported unusual weather and difficult load forecasts Monday. Term power prices advanced sharply as natural gas futures shot higher, and in California on-peak power approached $300.( more )
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| 6. Arizona Tells FERC to Keep Out of Devers-to-Palo Verde Power Line Dispute |
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from Power Market Today Apr 28, 2008
Arizona regulators Thursday sent a letter to FERC telling their federal counterparts they should stay out of the pending dispute between the state and Southern California Edison Co. (SCE) over the utility's proposed second Devers-to-Palo Verde high-voltage transmission line (DPV2). The April 24 letter from the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) responded to a Feb. 26 query from the federal regulatory staff.( more )
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| 7. GAO: Massive Coal-to-Gas Plant Conversion a Nonstarter |
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from Power Market Today May 6, 2008
There's no such thing as a natural gas fairy who can turn the nation's coal-fired power plants into cleaner gas-burners, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said last week in a report to Congress.( more )
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| 8. Supreme Court to Decide Power Plant Cooling Water Issue |
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from Power Market Today Apr 15, 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to resolve the dispute over the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority to compare costs with benefits when determining which technology will be used in power plant cooling water intake structures.( more )
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| 9. Arizona Refuses to Budge on Edison Power Line Rejection, Fine |
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from Power Market Today Apr 16, 2008
Arizona regulators turned down Southern California Edison Co.'s (SCE) latest request to put in an escrow account the utility's $4.8 million fine paid to the state for alleged environmental violations in a 13-mile segment of the Devers-to-Palo Verde (DPV) high-voltage transmission line. A court challenge by Edison is still pending, but a bigger unanswered question for SCE is whether FERC will intervene in favor of the California utility's proposal for the second major California-Arizona. transmission line, DPV2.( more )
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| 10. CAISO Summer Power Outlook OK with Demand Response |
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from Power Market Today Apr 29, 2008
Meeting peak demand this summer in California looks doable, but there are the usual caveats about extremes converging at the same time. The sanguine outlook draws on a greater contribution from energy-saving programs and demand response -- as opposed to new generation -- in helping keep the air conditioners humming, according to the California Independent System Operator's (CAISO) annual summer assessment released Monday. Longer term, integrating intermittent renewable supplies and building new transmission lines continue to be a nagging challenge.( more )
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