Tossing aside criticism that California’s new-found reliance onlong-term power contracts may over time cost consumers billions ofdollars extra for electricity, the state’s chief negotiatorThursday defended his work, arguing no one can predict where powerprices will be five and 10 years from now.
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Barton Defends Inclusion of ANWR in Energy Strategy
Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) last week defended President Bush’senergy policy strategy against criticism that it’s fixated ondrilling in the Alaska arctic while giving short shift to thenation’s more pressing energy concerns.
Barton Tries to Defuse Attack on ANWR
Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) yesterday defended President Bush’senergy policy strategy against criticism that it’s fixated ondrilling in the Alaska artic while giving short shrift to thenation’s more pressing energy concerns.
Shippers Seek Modifications in MRT’s Auction Proposal
Caught in the midst of heated criticism of FERC’s proposedauction mechanism, Mississippi River Transmission (MRT) isdefending its proposed new auction procedures from attack bymarketers and producers.
Shippers: MRT’s Auction Comes Up Short
Amid the fiery criticism of FERC’s proposed auction mechanism,Mississippi River Transmission (MRT) is suffering a similar fate asits proposed tariff revisions for implementing auction procedureshave come under attack from marketers and producers.
EIA Warns of Major Errors in its Drilling Data
Frequently faced with sharp criticism from industry and WallStreet for its estimates on everything from supply and demand tonatural gas prices, the Energy Information Administration earlierthis month publicly admitted there were serious errors over morethan a decade in its gas and oil drilling data.