Power
RWE npower: Challenges to UK power sector could provide revenue source for end-users
A potential revenue stream will open up over the next few years for energy-intensive corporations in the UK to sell back-up power to fill supply gaps left by retired plants, says RWE npower
Ten years after its collapse, Enron lives on in energy markets
Charting the Enron legacy
Biomass exchange: catalyst for European renewables?
Biomass exchange: catalyst for European renewables?
Ferc to re-examine wider impact of California power crisis
Ferc to re-examine wider impact of California power crisis
Impact of German nuclear phase-out on European energy markets
Filling the nuclear void
US power – capacity
Exposed to the elements
EDF Energy: effective op risk management at a nuclear power station
Powerful knowledge
Spanish gas market growth slowing, says OIES
Although Spain's gas market has grown faster than all other major Euorpean countries, it now faces a number of challenges, says the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES)
US power transmission rule satisfies the market, for now
Ferc’s new interstate transmission rule addresses regional planning and cost allocation concerns, but there could be more controversy to come. Pauline McCallion reports
US power bodies call for clarity on Dodd-Frank “swap” definition
More guidance is needed from the CFTC on the definition of a swap, according to Ferc and other industry associations concerned about regulatory overlap
Texas could face power shortages due to new EPA rule: ERCOT
Pollution rule could impact long-term ERCOT reliability and create additional costs as power plants devote resources to understanding the new system, ERCOT warns
FERC requirements “burdensome & potentially misleading”
A move to boost the electricity market’s transparency through additional data reporting has drawn criticism and raised questions about the FERC’s focus. Pauline McCallion reports
California carbon scheme delay “prudent”: EDF
California's decision to delay carbon trading compliance until 2013 “will give the cap-and-trade programme it’s best chance of success”, says AB 32 co-sponsor
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Valuing wind power: IPR-GDF Suez's Rajan
Karthik Rajan, senior director, strategy portfolio and risk management group at IPR-GDF Suez North America, discusses how elements of commodity risk management can be integrated into the valuation of long-term wind power portfolios
US gas, nuclear outlook: EEI's Infante
The Edison Electric Institute’s Lola Infante discusses risks currently facing the US utility sector, including the potential impact of environmental concerns on natural gas prices and the outlook for nuclear power in the US
Energy Risk US Electricity House of the Year Award: Citi
Citi wins Energy Risk's 2011 US Electricity House of the Year Award
European power: the future of interconnectors
Building stronger links
Market focus on summer reliability after outages
North American power supply expected to meet demand this summer as Texas system faces increased scrutiny after winter outages
Acquisition boosts awareness of carbon capture and storage
2Co takeover of Powerfuel could improve profile of carbon capture and storage
Valuing non-standard load profile products
Valuing non-standard power products
Editor's letter - May 2011 - Energy Risk
Editor's letter - May 2011 - Energy Risk
Constellation/Exelon deal signals more power M&A fervour
Low power demand and gas prices drive further US power consolidation as companies try to increase margins through cost reductions
CFTC regulators favour extending Dodd-Frank comment period
CFTC cost and timing concerns continue; FTRs and commodity forwards exempted from swaps definition