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HEADNOTE NEWS FOCUS HEADNOTE The New Electricity Trading Arrangements, trumpeted as a solution all electricity buyers would welcome, have angered renewable energy suppliers. Liam O'Brien explains why IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 4 John Prescott, deputy prime minister, met the Japanese PM this year to discus Kyoto: but does Nets threaten it? PHOTOGRAPH:PA ......

Port of New Orleans President Gary LaGrange is planning to build a new power plant in eastern New Orleans he says would lower the Port's industrial utility costs and residential rates across the city. But Entergy, the city's sole utility provider, must give its approval before the plan can proceed....

We reached the end of the 2003 natural gas injection season with natural gas storage volumes at near record levels. As we begin to draw down on these supplies during the heating season, fears of an impending disaster have, for the most part, abated. Spot prices of natural gas, though ......

Three issues dominated last fall's presidential campaign: energy, education, and taxes. Of the three, energy is the only one thus far that has failed to see floor debate in either the House or the Senate. Yes, there has been debate on some smaller energy bills, such as the Electricity Emergency ......

It may seem improbable for a profit-maximizing electrical utility to pay its customers to use less electricity. But, motivated by the need to conserve energy resources, utilities across the country are doing just that. The Pacific Northwest region in particular, has been a pioneer in this conservation effort. Our article ......

In early 1992 Sioux Valley Hospital of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, disclosed what hospital trade associations are paid to protect from disclosing - its prices. And it disclosed the prices of its cross-town rival, McKennan Hospital. And it disclosed the prices of 10 regional hospitals located in North Dakota, Minnesota, ......

HEADNOTE Is there a coherent vision for competitive electricity markets? RESTRUCTURING IN THE ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY IS spreading across the United States and around the world. Some of these initiatives are well under way-for instance, in California, Pennsylvania, Australia, Norway, and the United Kingdom-but far more are in the design and ......