Seeking some credit for helping resolve California’s wholesale energy price and supply crisis last year, Southern California Gas Co. said at year-end that it “did everything in its power” to increase access and availability of natural gas supplies in the state, marking its tenth consecutive year of avoiding curtailments to its 5.1 million customers. (Its affiliated utility in the Sempra Energy companies, San Diego Gas and Electric Co., however, did curtail some of its largest industrial customers, including two power plants, on two separate occasions last winter.)
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PJM Pays Customers to Cut Power Loads
In an attempt to alleviate stresses on the power grid in theMid-Atlantic region this summer, the PJM Interconnection L.L.C. hasinitiated a pilot program under which it will pay electriccustomers to reduce their electric loads during emergencysituations.
July 17, 2000
PJM Pays Customers to Limit Power Loads
In an attempt to alleviate stresses on the power grid in theMid-Atlantic region this summer, the PJM Interconnection LLC hasinitiated a pilot program under which it will pay electriccustomers to reduce their consumption during emergency situations.
July 12, 2000
CA-ISO Rejects Further Cap Cuts
With growing concerns about the fragility of California’selectricity market under summer peak demand stresses, theCalifornia Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) Board of GovernorsThursday laid out an aggressive agenda to transform the state’spower market into a “workably competitive” model while narrowlydrawing short of further tightening of price caps. It was thesecond time in a week the Cal-ISO board wrestled with the price capissue.
July 10, 2000
FERC Urged to ‘Just Say No’To Power Price Caps
The interim measures proposed by FERC last month to alleviatereliability stresses on the electric transmission grid were a nicefirst try, but the Commission must be delusional if it seriouslythinks they will be of much help this summer, power marketparticipants say.
June 12, 2000
FERC Urged to ‘Just Say No’ to Power Price Caps
The interim measures proposed by FERC last month to alleviatereliability stresses on the electric transmission grid were a nicefirst try, but the Commission must be delusional if it seriouslythinks they will be of much help this summer, power marketparticipants say.
June 7, 2000
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