The Energy Policy Act of 2005 added a new Section 215 to the Federal Power Act to establish mandatory reliability rules for the bulk power system. This was a recommendation […]
Reliability under the PSC’s “Performance-Based Regulation” Recent long duration electric power outages in hot weather and slow recovery after storms have raised concerns about reliability, the level of utility investment […]
Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E) may be tightening its collection practices for customers in arrears who are threatened with termination of their electricity or natural gas service. An August 2006 […]
In 1996, the New York PSC adopted a utility “restructuring” paradigm prominently championed by Enron. Under that model, customers could deal with two utilities for electricity and possibly two more […]
Amaranth, a “hedge fund,” lost more than $6 Billion in its natural gas investments and 65% of its value in September 2006. McCullough Research asks the question, “Did Amaranth Attempt […]
From Power Pool to ISOThe New York Power Pool (NYPP) was formed in 1966 to coordinate the state’s electric power grid after the 1965 major blackout in New York City. […]
After years of experimenting with “market-based rates” for wholesale electricty, at times with disastrous results for consumers, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is proposing to adopt official rules regarding […]
In 2005, the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an order that led to the elimination of fixed utility rates for residential customers of Central Hudson Gas & Electric. […]
Telephone records regarding calling and receiving numbers, the time and duration of calls are needed by the telephone companies for billing purposes. This information is considered to be “Customer Proprietary […]
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 established a federal Interagency Task Force to “conduct a study and analysis of competition within the wholesale and retail market for electric energy in […]