Chaos

EPAct Transforming FERC Into Enforcer, Says Spitzer

FERC is being transformed by the 2005 federal Energy Policy Act (EPAct) to more of an enforcement agency rather than an accounting-focused government agency, according to Commissioner Marc Spitzer, who spoke Tuesday at the Western Power Supply Forum II in Burlingame, CA. This is a transition that began at the state regulatory commission level, from which Spitzer just emerged in Arizona to his role as a new federal regulator.

December 7, 2006

Prosperity or Chaos to be Decided by New Energy Technology

Placing energy, or the lack thereof, at the core of “virtually every problem facing humanity,” Richard E. Smalley, director of the Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory at Rice University, said the country should be skeptical of the existing energy industry’s optimism that it can find a solution to the energy prosperity dilemma.

May 3, 2004

Prosperity or Chaos to be Decided by New Energy Technology

Placing energy, or the lack thereof, at the core of “virtually every problem facing humanity,” Richard E. Smalley, director of the Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory at Rice University, said the country should be skeptical of the existing energy industry’s optimism that it can find a solution to the energy prosperity dilemma.

April 28, 2004

NV Utilities Try Not to Become Engulfed by CA Crisis

Taking steps to ensure Nevada does not fall prey to the”financial and operational chaos” of the California energy market,Sierra Pacific Resources introduced an emergency package ofproposed long-term contracts, tiered price increases, low incomeassistance and conservation programs to stabilize energy markets inNevada.

February 5, 2001

NV Utilities Try Not to get Engulfed by CA Crisis

Taking steps to ensure Nevada does not fall prey to the”financial and operational chaos” of the California energy market,Sierra Pacific Resources introduced an emergency package ofproposed long-term contracts, tiered price increases, low incomeassistance and conservation programs to stabilize energy markets inNevada.

January 30, 2001