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Energy Policy
• Dominion Considers Its Pipeline Proposal Better Than Group's (The Washington Post, 3/17/05)
• Utilities Win Forum Against Enron (The Washington Post, 3/13/05)
• Report Assesses Risks of Attack on Tankers (The Washington Post, 12/22/04)
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About FERC
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Mission | History | Who's in Charge
Government on the Web
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Power Shift Series
• The New World of Electricity: Deregulating utility monopolies so far has created more problems than benefits, raising fears that other states could suffer California-style energy trouble.
• Crisis in California
• Little Local Competition
• Timeline: California Energy Costs
• Graphic: Power by Hour
• Graphic: California's Power Grid

• Bottlenecks on the Grid: The new market-driven electric-power system is straining an aging transmission grid that was not built to handle such heavy traffic.
• A Close Shave Locally

• The New Energy Merchants: A new breed of electricity trader is trying to accelerate the changes to the system over the powerful objections of old-line utilities.
• Keeping New York Alight
• Lobbying Against Deregulation
• Graphic: Wholesale Power
In the News
Seeking Long-Term Value in Big Firms: UBS Fund's Managers Pursue Future Winners Within Out-of-Favor Sectors (Post, May 8, 2005)

Maryland Hits Brakes on Fleeting Gasoline Price War (Post, May 6, 2005)

Power Drain: Surging Coal Prices Sour Energy Investment in China (Post, May 3, 2005)

Energy Stocks Lead Market's Modest Rally (Post, May 3, 2005)

Falling Oil Prices Ease Pressure on Wall Street (Post, April 30, 2005)

U.S. Loan Proposed to Rescue Alaska Power Plant: House Energy Bill Includes Help to Convert Experimental Coal Project That Failed (Post, April 24, 2005)

Alaska Town Split Over Drilling in Wildlife Refuge: Oil Money Tantalizes, but Many Fear Effect on Way of Life (Post, April 23, 2005)

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