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Western Price Survey / Archives July 3, 2008, Power Prices Higher on Warm Weather, Holiday Weekend June 27, 2008, Hot Weather Ignites Power Values June 25, 2008, Power Prices Keep Cool So Far; Trial-By-Fire Awaits June 20, 2008, Power Prices Rise on Scorching Heat, Natural Gas Demand June 13, 2008, Wildfires Trip Transmission Lines; Heat Keeps Power Prices Aloft June 6, 2008, Power Prices Slump on Lower Natural Gas, Spring Runoff May 30, 2008, Power Prices Down on Cool Weather, High Spring Runoff May 23, 2008, Prices Race to Bottom as Northwest Pays Others to Take Hydropower May 16, 2008, Heat Wave Cooks Power Prices May 9, 2008, California Day Prices Make Slight Gains; Northwest Off-Peak Tumbles May 2, 2008, Power Prices Cool Down on Milder Weather, Lower Natural Gas Prices April 25, 2008, Electricity Prices Break $100 Mark as California Braces for Heat Blast April 18, 2008, Peak Prices Drop as Colder Weather Returns; Nighttime Values Rise April 11, 2008, Electricity Prices Pendulum from High to Low, and Back Again April 4, 2008, Electricity Prices Have Mixed Response to Demand, Natural Gas, Weather March 28, 2008, Power Prices Climb on Souring Economy, Hike in Natural Gas Values March 21, 2008, Power Prices Suffer Smackdown in Economic Royal Rumble March 14, 2008, Power Prices Ride Slippery Slope March 7, 2008, Wicked Witches of Midwest and East Send Western Power Prices Higher February 29, 2008, For Western Electricity, Oil-Price Theory May Not Hold Much Water February 22, 2008, Oil Prices, Approaching Storms Rattle Western Energy Markets February 15, 2008, Power Values Rise on Natural Gas Pressure, Holiday Trading February 8, 2008, Power Prices Rise on Storms, Natural Gas and Outages, Then Fall Back February 1, 2008, Power Prices Diverge on Weather January 25, 2008, Power Prices Ignore Storm and Dip January 18, 2008, Power Prices Climb as Colder Weather Begins Another March Across U.S. January 11, 2008, As Storms Pass, Off-Peak Prices Ascend January 4, 2008, Prices Keep Cool Even as Intense Storms Torment West Coast December 21, 2007, Peak Prices Fall in Last-Minute Shopping for Megawatt-Hours December 14, 2007, Cold Weather Boosts Prices December 7, 2007, Cold Weather Takes Prices Higher November 30, 2007, Power Prices Soar, Then Fall With Lower Demand, Natural Gas Values November 21, 2007, Electricity Prices Play Chicken as Turkey Day Arrives November 16, 2007, Mild Weather, Nuke Returns Drop California Values, But Northwest Rises November 9, 2007, Stuffed on Natural Gas Storage, Power Prices Have Couch-Potato Week November 2, 2007, Prices Retreat as Wildfires Recede October 26, 2007, Wildfires Send Prices High, But Values Calm as Transmission Returns October 12, 2007, Traders Relax and Prices Calm, But EIA Forecasts Higher Prices This Winter October 5, 2007, Roller-Coaster Week for Power Prices Ends With Gains Across West September 21, 2007, Mild Temperatures Lead to Lower Peak Prices, But Off-Peak Rises September 14, 2007, With End of Summer Nigh, Peak Power Prices Edge Down Across West September 7, 2007, Prices Drop on Lower Demand and Retreating Heat, Then Gain Strength August 31, 2007, Grid Emergency Diverted as Heat Drives Daytime Prices Higher August 24, 2007, Hasta Luego: Wholesale Prices Fall After Dean Fizzles Over Mexico August 17, 2007, High Wholesale Prices Return With Heat, Hurricanes and Bad Mortgages August 10, 2007, Laid-Back Prices Head South for Summer Vacation, Then Return August 3, 2007, These Ain't Last Summer's Wholesale Energy Prices July 27, 2007, Power Prices Taste Spring in July Until Off-Peak Values Spike Friday July 20, 2007, Day-Ahead Power Prices Cool Before Rising in Late-Week Heat July 13, 2007, Day-Ahead Wholesale Power Prices Chill Out as Heat Fades July 6, 2007, Wholesale Prices Take Wild Ride But Cal-ISO Keeps Cool June 29, 2007, Power Prices Fall as Weather Cools; Cal-ISO Keeps Eye on Northern Blaze June 22, 2007, Wholesale Prices Make Drastic Jump, Then Settle Down Into Weekend June 15, 2007, Wholesale Prices Rise and Stay Aloft During First Taste of Summer June 8, 2007, Spring in June Sale Gets Under Way for Western Electricity Prices June 1, 2007, End of May Brings Nearly Static Nighttime Power Prices in West May 25, 2007, Wholesale Prices Take a Break for Memorial Day Weekend May 18, 2007, Power Prices Run Mostly Lower Before Jump in Friday Trading May 11, 2007, Mini Heat Wave Brings Operations Warning, Drives Up Power Prices May 4, 2007, Wholesale Power Prices Take Jump on Friday With Warm Weather Forecast April 27, 2007, Wholesale Prices Jump in Friday Trading as Warm Weather Approaches April 20, 2007, Smooth Operations, Wet Western Weekend Keep Power Prices in Check April 13, 2007, Power Plant, Transmission Outages Push Up Wholesale Electricity Prices April 6, 2007, Northwest Power Prices See Volatility During Erratic Trading Week March 30, 2007, California Hydro Outlook Grim March 23, 2007, Off-Peak Electricity Flirts With Pricing Abyss, Then Picks Up Strength March 16, 2007, Spring Fever Sends Wholesale Electricity Prices on Slide March 9, 2007, Spot Electricity Prices Regain Strength on Summer-Like Weather March 2, 2007, Sun Chases Away Higher Spot Electricity Prices in Western Markets February 23, 2007, Wholesale Electricity Values Remain Steady in Tandem With Gas Prices February 16, 2007, Spot Prices Rise With Holiday Trading, Falling Temperatures February 9, 2007, Wholesale Off-Peak Prices Shoot Up With Weekend Temperature Drop February 2, 2007, Cold Witch of the East Takes California Electricity Prices on a Wicked Ride January 26, 2007, Wholesale Power Prices at Most Hubs Barely Budge on Mild Demand January 19, 2007, Wild Weather Takes Prices on a Ride January 12, 2007, Wholesale Electricity Prices Warm Up Despite California's Climate Chill January 5, 2007, Power Prices Stay Modest Despite California Storm Impacts December 22, 2006, Power Prices Fall as Pacific Northwest Recovers from Winter Storm December 15, 2006, Transmission Falls, Power Prices Up as Winter Storm Lashes Northwest December 8, 2006, Power Values Fall on Warm Weather, Inch Upward as Storm Gathers December 1, 2006, Power Prices Dip in Pacific Northwest, But Hold Ground in California November 22, 2006, Off-Peak Power Prices Rise in Northwest November 17, 2006, Warm Weather Drives Down Natural Gas, But Power Prices Rise November 10, 2006, Power Prices Chill on Autumn Weather November 3, 2006, Western Prices Dip on Change in Weather October 27, 2006, Electricity Costs Ease Some at Week's End October 20, 2006, Up, then Down, Then Back Up Go Fuel Costs; Electricity Prices Follow October 13, 2006, Power Costs Urged Upward By Gas October 6, 2006, Peak, Off-Peak Power Prices Spurred in Opposite Directions September 29, 2006, Fuel Costs Beat Down Power Prices September 22, 2006, Slip in Gas Costs and Demand Lead to Lower Prices September 15, 2006, Autumn Weather, Low Generation Outages Dampen Power Plays September 8, 2006, California Power Demand Dips, Prices Slip September 1, 2006, Western Power Prices Move Down on Lower Demand August 25, 2006, Power Prices Quiet, Palo Verde Report Tough on APS August 18, 2006, Western Power Visits Flatland Before End-of-Week Hike August 11, 2006, Northwest Numbers Inflate on Vagaries of Power Market, Weather August 4, 2006, Western Weather, Prices Ease Into Weekend July 28, 2006, Power Prices Fall as Weather Cools; Cal-ISO Keeps Eye on Northern Blaze July 21, 2006, Power Prices Balloon on Hot Weather July 14, 2006, California Heat Drives Late-Week Prices Skyward July 7, 2006, Western Prices Remain on the Skids June 30, 2006, West Coast Power Prices Move Up on Return of Warm Weather June 23, 2006, Power Prices Jump with the Weather June 16, 2006, Western Power Costs Push Upward on Warming Trend June 9, 2006, Average Loads, Ample Hydro Contribute to Lackluster Trading June 2, 2006, Temperature Gains Encourage Price Rise May 26, 2006, Water and Weekend Weaken Western Power May 19, 2006, Western Prices Record Late-Week Slide May 12, 2006, One Nuke Up, Another Still Down in Western Region May 5, 2006, Peak Prices in the West Keep to the Middle; Northwest Off-Peak Costs Hit the Skids Before Rebounding April 28, 2006, Western Power Costs Relax Some on Fuel-Cost Loss April 21, 2006, Impact of Palo Verde Outages to Be Felt Later, Say Utilities April 14, 2006, Northwest Power Continues Slide, California Prices Remain Strong Heading into Weekend April 7, 2006, New Trading Schedule Implemented in the West March 31, 2006, Nuke Outages Hit the West; Power Prices React . . . Sort Of March 24, 2006, Another Humdrum Trading Week in the Western Region March 17, 2006, Mild Movement in Western Prices March 10, 2006, Prices Perk Up a Bit at Week's End; Sempra's Nevada Coal Plant May Be DOA March 3, 2006, Palo Verde Unit Fix Now Slated for April February 24, 2006, Power Values in Late-Winter Funk February 17, 2006, Late Arrival of Winter Weather Leaves Prices Unimpressed February 10, 2006, Palo Verde Unit to Shut for Repairs; Weakening Gas Saps Power Price Strength February 3, 2006, NRC Gives Arizona Commission Overview of Palo Verde Problems January 27, 2006, Palo Verde Problems May Push Down Earnings for Plant Owners January 20, 2006, Western Power Trading Slips Out of the Week Quietly; Cal-ISO Bid Cap Raised January 13, 2006, Western Power Trading Remains Quiet January 6, 2006, New Year Starts with Quiet Trading Week December 23, 2005, Mild Weather, Holiday Schedule Press on Western Power Prices December 16, 2005, Cold Snap Perks Up Northwest Numbers December 9, 2005, Power Costs Buffeted by Weather, Rise Up in Response December 2, 2005, Winter Weather Storms the West November 23, 2005, Cool Turkey: Power Prices Stable November 18, 2005, Line Outage, Gas Prices Drive Power November 11, 2005, Cal-ISO Contemplates Raising Price Cap in Light of Rising Gas Costs November 4, 2005, Power Costs Record Continuing Slide October 28, 2005, Western Prices Continue on Gas-Driven Roller Coaster October 21, 2005, Power Costs Drop in End-of-Week Trading October 14, 2005, Western Prices Buoyed by Palo Verde Outage October 7, 2005, What a Difference a Year Makes: Traders Seeing Double Now September 30, 2005, Hurricanes, Heat Put Pressure on Prices September 23, 2005, Power Prices Caught in the Whirl of 'Cane September 16, 2005, Diablo Ramp-Down Edges Up Power Prices September 9, 2005, Regulators Hope Re-regulation Plan Headed for the Chopping Block; Power Prices Dip then Recover September 2, 2005, Power Prices Swell with Gas Costs; Labor Day Holiday Eases Pressure August 26, 2005, DC Line Outage Leads to Large-Scale Curtailments in Southern California August 19, 2005, Late-week Sag Hits Western Electricity Prices August 12, 2005, Gas Continues to Pressure Power Costs August 10, 2005, Summer is Half Over and Disaster Has Yet to Strike August 5, 2005, Western Power Nudged Up on Heat Forecast, Gas Costs August 3, 2005, Western Power Rises with Gas July 29, 2005, Western Prices Ease Downward as Month Closes July 22, 2005, Western Power Use Rises; Cal-ISO Calls Stage 2 in Southern California July 15, 2005, California Prices Rise, Supply Meets Load. . . For Now July 8, 2005, San Diego Gains Access to More Power July 1, 2005, Summer Blazes in Southwest Pressuring Transmission Operations June 24, 2005, Oil, Heat Push Up Western Power Costs June 17, 2005, Western Power Costs Feel Little Pressure from Columbia Outage June 15, 2005, Southern California and Arizona Customers Start to Feel Pricing Pressure June 10, 2005, Weather Has Cooling Effect on Prices June 3, 2005, Off-Peak Prices Spike, Peak Power Deflates and ISO Warns of Storm May 27, 2005, Prices Cool as Temperatures Abate May 20, 2005, Bargain-Basement Power: Too Cheap to Last May 13, 2005, Power Prices Take Seesaw Ride May 6, 2005, Power Prices Keep Even Keel April 29, 2005, Prices Sink Upon Traders' Return April 22, 2005, Little Push or Shove in Western Power Prices April 15, 2005, Western Power Costs Remain High, Influenced Little by Drop in Gas Prices April 8, 2005, Western Electricity Prices Skittish in the Wake of Oil Price Volatility April 1, 2005, Gas Nudges Prices Up in End-of-Week Trading March 25, 2005, Western Prices Bolstered by Gas March 18, 2005, Summer Supplies Tightening; Water Woes Keep Northwest Prices Strong March 11, 2005, Washington Water Worries Lead to Drought Declaration March 4, 2005, Western Prices Chase Their Tails February 25, 2005, Western Trade Receives Slight Boost from Gas, Weather February 18, 2005, Quick Pick-Me-Up Gives Way to Slide in Western Markets February 11, 2005, Cal-ISO Names New CEO, Board Chair February 4, 2005, Western Prices See No Shadow of Price Rise on the Horizon January 28, 2005, Western Prices Remain Calm January 21, 2005, Prices Steady but Promise of Cold Weather May Bring Rise January 14, 2005, Power Prices Sag in Pre-Holiday Trading January 7, 2005, Cool Weather Fails to Heat Up Prices December 23, 2004, Holiday Hubbub Holds Back Prices December 17, 2004, New Path 15 Line Welcomed; Pacific Intertie Returns to Service December 10, 2004, Warmer Weather, Ample Supply Dampen Prices December 3, 2004, Prices Dip on Trading for Weekend, Rise for Next-Week Packages November 24, 2004, Outages, Possible Fuel-Supply Shortages Spark Concern in San Diego November 19, 2004, Power Costs Buoyed, then Sank in Tandem with Gas Prices November 12, 2004, Power Prices Settle After Weeklong Slide November 5, 2004, Gas Prices Plunge on Rosy Storage Report, Electricity Prices Remain Steady October 29, 2004, Gas, Electricity Prices Level Off as Weather Stabilizes October 22, 2004, It’s the Price of Gas, Stupid October 15, 2004, Late-Week Cooling Trend Weighs Prices Down October 8, 2004, Power Costs Affected Little by Outages October 1, 2004, Prices Bounce Up on Fuel-Price Jolt September 24, 2004, Prices Lag or Linger, Doing Little Else September 17, 2004, Prices Fall in Late-Week Trading September 10, 2004, New Demand Mark Hit as Prices Sag September 3, 2004, Prices Labor to Stay Strong in Pre-Holiday Trading August 27, 2004, Late-Week Weather Saves Prices from Waning August 20, 2004, Power Prices Enervated August 13, 2004, Grid Burden Manageable Despite Heavy Loads August 6, 2004, Nuke Shutdown Bolsters Northwest Prices July 30, 2004, Cool Weather Deflates Electricity Prices July 23, 2004, More Heat, High Peaks to Come July 16, 2004, Southwest Nuclear Unit Knocked Out by Lightning Strike July 9, 2004, Power Fades on Weekend Weakness July 2, 2004, No Fireworks in Laggardly Western Power Market June 25, 2004, Lull Continues in Western Electricity Markets June 18, 2004, Power, Line Losses Spur Price Run-Up June 11, 2004, Wilting Western Prices Get End-of-Week Boost June 4, 2004, Gas Costs Send Power Prices Higher May 28, 2004, Prices Relax, Start Long Weekend Early May 21, 2004, Prices Weaken Going into Weekend May 14, 2004, Gas Costs Lead, Power Prices Follow May 7, 2004, Emergency in Southern California Bodes Ill for the Summer April 30, 2004, Western Power Rides Price Rollercoaster April 23, 2004, Warmer Weekend Outlook Nudges Power Prices Upward April 16, 2004, Prices Stand Still, Then Show Some Life at End of Week April 9, 2004, Gas Prices Continue to Drive Power Prices April 2, 2004, Western Prices Swell on Rise in Gas Prices March 26, 2004, Lull Lingers Amid Lower Gas Prices March 19, 2004, Prices Languish as Heat Lingers March 12, 2004, Prices Cool to Heat, Load Curtailment March 5, 2004, Prices Continue Downward Slide February 27, 2004, Prices Unaffected by Storms, Nuke Outages February 20, 2004, Laggardly Market Lulls Prices to Sleep February 13, 2004, Electricity Prices Tread Water February 6, 2004, Mid-Week Gains Lost with Low Demand January 30, 2004, Markets in the West Manage Equilibrium January 23, 2004, Prices Nudge Upward at Week's End January 16, 2004, Western Packages Parsed Uneventfully January 9, 2004, Northwest Cold Snap Snaps January 2, 2004, Nature Continues Storming into Northern California December 19, 2003, Prices Remain Healthy Heading into Weekend December 12, 2003, Gas Rises, Electricity Follows December 5, 2003, Healthy System, Normal Weather Keep Spot Power Prices in Line November 26, 2003, Market Fills Up on Holiday Packages November 21, 2003, Cooler Weather Boosts Northwest Deals November 14, 2003, Prices Move Up on Weather-Driven Demand November 7, 2003, Weather Elevates Off-Peak Prices October 31, 2003, Fires, Flares and the FBI October 24, 2003, Prices Steady, Search for Tower-Tipping Suspect Continues October 17, 2003, Slim Margins Continue for Western Power October 10, 2003, Gas Cost Buffets Power Prices October 3, 2003, Demand Remains Flat, Prices Too September 26, 2003, Monday, Monday: Can’t Stand that Day September 19, 2003, The Scent of Fading Load Hangs in the Air September 12, 2003, Prices Move Higher on Expectation of Weekend Heat September 5, 2003, Post-Holiday Trading Remains Firmish August 29, 2003, Operators Mum on Northwest Outage; Prices Take It in Stride August 22, 2003, All Quiet on the Western Front August 15, 2003, Market Watchers Focused Eastward August 8, 2003, Waiting on the Weather August 1, 2003, Cooler Weather a Relief as System Sweats Out Difficulties July 25, 2003, Cal-ISO Load Records Stand Despite Mighty Heat July 18, 2003, Grid, Power Plants Make It through Heat-Stressed Week July 11, 2003, Power Prices Beat the Heat July 3, 2003, Few Sparks Fly During Holiday-Shortened Trading Week June 27, 2003, Load Tops 40K, System Holds its Own June 20, 2003, The Heat-Up/Cool-Down Dance June 13, 2003, How Low Can They Go? June 6, 2003, Falling Mercury Flattens Prices May 30, 2003, Heat Brings a System Emergency May 23, 2003, Warming Trend Keeps Grid Panting May 16, 2003, Prices Warm to Increased Demand May 9, 2003, Power Heads South May 2, 2003, Hydro Holds Out for Dramatic Entrance April 25, 2003, Dams Douse Western Markets April 18, 2003, Spot Trades Follow the Water April 11, 2003, Market Takes Notice of Spring Outages April 4, 2003, Power on Even Keel March 28, 2003, Hydro Carries Spot Market Downstream March 21, 2003, Prices Relax as Spring Arrives March 14, 2003, Power Fades Amid Light Trading March 7, 2003, Prices Trade Mad Dash for Cruise Control February 28, 2003, Gas Blitz Electrifies Spot Trades February 21, 2003, Power Retains Luster February 14, 2003, Prices Untouched by Rain February 7, 2003, Dry Cold Makes Power Gold January 31, 2003, Hydro Makes its Mark January 24, 2003, Trading in a State of Calm January 17, 2003, Faulty Forecasts Sink Prices January 10, 2003, Market Makes Load a Secondary Concern January 3, 2003, Holiday Markets Ho-Ho-Hum December 20, 2002, Storms Can't Dampen Market Spirits December 13, 2002, Fuel Prices Lead, Spot Market Follows December 6, 2002, Market Rises on Sputtering Generation November 27, 2002, Short Week Cramps Electric Prices November 22, 2002, Prices Knee-Deep in Water November 15, 2002, Loads Take Pre-Winter Nap November 8, 2002, Rain, Hydro Wash over Market November 1, 2002, As Clocks Fall Back, Markets Go Higher October 25, 2002, Prices Wax, Freeze, then Wane October 18, 2002, Prices Continue to Coast as Loads Decrease October 11, 2002, Power Trades Shift with Mercury, Gas Prices October 4, 2002, Seasonal Shift Brings Lower Loads September 20, 2002, Transmission Blips Do Not Push Prices September 13, 2002, Power Holds Value into Weekend September 6, 2002, Path 26 Fire Threat Recedes and California Loads Flatten August 30, 2002, Summer Not Over, but Market Acts Like It Is August 23, 2002, California Rally Killed by DWR Dump August 16, 2002, Western Power Markets Soften August 9, 2002, Power Markets Shrug Off Minor Heat August 2, 2002, Lightning Does Strike Twice July 26, 2002, Southwest Not So Hot; Northwest Not So Wet July 19, 2002, Oregon Fires Near Transmission Lines More Nuisance Than Market Threat July 12, 2002, Heat Storm Brings Record Loads and New Price Caps Until FERC Changed Everything July 3, 2002, Manic Monday Gives Way to More Mellow 4th of July for Traders June 28, 2002, Fires No Boost to Pre-Holiday Prices June 21, 2002, SoCal Fires Recede and NW Prices Deflate June 14, 2002, Power Markets Settle Down June 7, 2002, No Emergency, but Heat and Fires Singe Edges of System May 31, 2002, Hot in the Southwest, Wet in the North May 24, 2002, Markets Move into Holiday Mode May 17, 2002, Power Markets Turn Retrograde May 10, 2002, No Clear Direction Seen in West May 3, 2002, Loads and Prices Flatten in West April 26, 2002, Prices Bob Up and Down on Hydro Flows April 19, 2002, Market Tanks on Hydro Flows April 12, 2002, Maintenance Flexes Prices April 5, 2002, Wide Swings Seen in Power Pricing March 29, 2002, April Looks Less Bullish March 22, 2002, Cold Weather and Gas, Not Rumors, Spur Prices Higher into Weekend March 15, 2002, Markets Looking Up in Face of Nuclear Cuts March 8, 2002, Power Prices Back Down a Bit March 1, 2002, SONGS Outage a Blip in Otherwise Calm Market February 22, 2002, Prices Confined to Narrow Range February 15, 2002, The Rise and Fall of Power Markets February 8, 2002, Power Prices Slide into Wet Weekend February 1, 2002, Cold Weather Flattens Loads and Prices January 25, 2002, Power Market Hangs Loose January 18, 2002, Hydro Power Moves to Fore(bay) January 11, 2002, Market Sedated by Hydro Ions January 4, 2002, Power Begins New Year on Low Note December 21, 2001, Traders Wrap Up the Week Early December 14, 2001, Power Rally Short-Circuits December 7, 2001, Power Markets Center November 30, 2001, Western Prices Show No Ill Effects from Enron Debacle November 23, 2001, Stuffing Not in Evidence November 16, 2001, Bargains Galore at the Energy Store November 9, 2001, Midseason Lull Slows Power Market November 2, 2001, Prices Go into Hiding, but BPA Comes Out to Play in Daily Market October 26, 2001, Traders and Schedulers Return to Find a Very Different Market October 19, 2001, Market Bumps Head on Low Clouds October 12, 2001, Power Rally Fizzles Despite Three Nuclear Outages October 5, 2001, Market Deflates on Cool Breezes September 28, 2001, Routines Altered for End of Month Trading September 21, 2001, Power Market Continues Slide as Summer Wanes September 14, 2001, Power Markets End Week on a Down Note September 7, 2001, Little Change Seen in Power Market; New Power Authority Inundated with Offers August 31, 2001, Holiday for Traders and Consumers Starts Early August 24, 2001, Prices Break Through Psychological Floor August 17, 2001, Gas Back in Driver's Seat August 10, 2001, Market Reverses Course as Heat Fades August 3, 2001, Market Turns 50 July 27, 2001, Market Rise Meets Resistance July 20, 2001, Market in Between July 13, 2001, Power Prices Take Downward Escalator July 6, 2001, Holiday Breaks Market Momentum; California Averts Outages and Nevada Loses Blackout Bet June 29, 2001, Generation Spins Wheels While Waiting for Load June 22, 2001, Western Power Market Sails into Summer with FERC at the Helm; DWR Contracts Revealed June 15, 2001, Fundamentals Keep Lid on Prices; Next Week It Might Be Price Caps June 8, 2001, Market Goes Bottom Fishing June 1, 2001, California Averts Stage Three Outages, but Price Mitigation Triggered May 25, 2001, Prices Take a Preholiday Bungee Jump May 18, 2001, Market Turn-Around May Not Last May 11, 2001, Market Enters Emergency Mode Early and Often May 4, 2001, Prices Plunge with Warm Weather April 27, 2001, Midweek Crisis Eases, but Nuke Outages Loom over Market April 20, 2001, Lack of Trading Activity Brings Much Lower Prices Throughout Western Markets April 18, 2001, Did PG&E Bankruptcy Drive Prices Higher? Not Likely April 6, 2001, Market Settles After Shaky Start; DC Intertie Outage Reduces Flexibility March 30, 2001, Markets on the Rebound March 23, 2001, Outage Emergency Spurs Prices Higher March 16, 2001, Loss of NW Hydro Pushes California Briefly into Stage Two March 9, 2001, Power Market Gives Back Last Week's Gains March 2, 2001, Prices Spread as Stage Two Briefly Returns February 23, 2001, California Market Off Emergency Status February 16, 2001, Power Prices Take a Pre-Holiday Excursion February 9, 2001, Traders Feel Around in Dark for Price Indicators February 2, 2001, Bilateral Prices Move Lower; CDWR Gets Another Cash Infusion and Issues New RFB January 31, 2001, Last Days of the California Power Exchange January 26, 2001, Stage Three Won't Go Away January 19, 2001, Market Loses Pricing Rudder as CalPX Sinks January 12, 2001, Emergency Sends Market into Turmoil January 5, 2001, California Pays Price for Uncertainty December 22, 2000, Cal-ISO Invokes Emergency Authority as Utilities Threaten Economic Cuts December 15, 2000, Are These Prices For Real? December 8, 2000, Stage Three Declared for First Time Ever December 1, 2000, Prices Act Like There's an Emergency November 22, 2000, Power Market Set to High Bake November 17, 2000, Cal-ISO Beset by Emergencies November 10, 2000, Return to Summer? November 3, 2000, Prices Turn Sideways October 27, 2000, Traders Return to Find Nothing Changed October 20, 2000, Listless Market Fails to Find Direction October 13, 2000, Lower Loads Push Prices Down October 6, 2000, Market Has Nowhere to Go but Down September 29, 2000, Palo Verde Switcharoo Raises Floor Under SW Prices September 22, 2000, This Must Be Fall September 15, 2000, Close Call for Western Grid as Tree Grabs Intertie September 8, 2000, More Surprises Await Power Market September 1, 2000, Power Market Flatter than a Hamburger August 25, 2000, BPA on Losing End of Power Sales August 18, 2000, Cal-ISO Feels the Squeeze from High Loads and Unit Outages August 11, 2000, CalPX Takes a Late Hop; Fires in Montana Smoke Lines, Divert Colstrip Power August 4, 2000, Continued California Emergencies Keep Prices High July 28, 2000, Emergencies Subside but More Hot Weather is in the Forecast July 21, 2000, Power In, Dollars Out as California Hits Another Emergency July 14, 2000, The Difference a Year Makes: Maybe Not So Much for Prices July 7, 2000, Power Market Breathes Easier June 30, 2000, Spot Market Scratches Out New Records June 23, 2000, Spikes Continue to Drive Power Market June 16, 2000, Emergency Sparks Spectacular Prices June 9, 2000, Power Markets Back Away from the Edge June 2, 2000, Spot Prices Flip-Flop May 26, 2000, Market Recovers from Emergency, but More Hot Weather Looms May 19, 2000, Are May's High Prices a Prelude of a Hot Future? May 12, 2000, Market Finally Cools Down but Some Expect Another Rebound Next Week May 5, 2000, Return of Nuclear Units Takes Edge off Power Market April 28, 2000, West Gets First Taste of Summer April 21, 2000, Hydro Spills Bring A Waterfall of Prices April 14, 2000, Prices Fall; It Must be Spring April 7, 2000, Phantom Constraints Bring Real Price Spikes in Southwest March 31, 2000, Market Influenced by Future Concerns March 24, 2000, Power Prices Rise While Traders Play March 17, 2000, Transmission Constraints Dictate Prices March 10, 2000, Different Hubs Dance to Different Price Beat March 3, 2000, Power Prices Spread as Traders Await Water Fall February 25, 2000, Rains Bring Gentle Erosion to Power Prices February 18, 2000, Power Market Closes Shop Early for Holiday February 11, 2000, Prices Loll on Mild Weather and Light Market Activity February 4, 2000, Traders Puzzled by Power Market Price Inelasticity January 28, 2000, CalPX Spike Proves Short-Lived January 21, 2000, Western Power Prices Sit Out the Wild Winter Ride Experienced Elsewhere January 14, 2000, Palo Verde and Four Corners Return in Time for Weekend January 7, 2000, Palo Verde Outage Pumps Life into Western Market December 24, 1999, Power Markets Bobsled through Pre-Holiday Week December 17, 1999, Prices Ride Short Demand Wave December 10, 1999, Continued Quiet on Western Price Fronts December 3, 1999, Prices Cruise, Markets Snooze on Post-Holiday Reverie November 24, 1999, Power Prices Dive into Holiday Spirit November 19, 1999, Falling Power Prices Signal Seasonal Shift November 12, 1999, Short Week Brings Lower Prices November 5, 1999, Power Prices Go to Extremes October 29, 1999, Traders Boggled By High Prices, Mysterious Market Movement October 22, 1999, Prices Jump While No One is Looking October 15, 1999, Power Markets Reach for the Top October 8, 1999, Transmission Work Pokes Holes in Power Market October 1, 1999, Late-Bake Market Brings Load Alert September 24, 1999, Power Market Struck By Lightning September 17, 1999, Where Have All the Traders Gone? September 10, 1999, Market Beached by Moderate Loads September 3, 1999, Power Prices Sink on Holiday Schedules August 27, 1999, Power Buyers Play 'Name Your Price' During Market Emergency August 20, 1999, Power Market Loses Steam August 13, 1999, Power Prices Tail Off Despite Unit Outages and Transmission Limits August 6, 1999, Market Week Fizzles on Lower Loads July 30, 1999, Western Power Market Insulated from Midwestern Madness July 23, 1999, Laid Back Power Market Eases into Mid-Summer July 16, 1999, Power Market Recuperates from Heat July 9, 1999,Western Power Prices Converge after a Multi-Tiered Week July 2, 1999, Hectic Market Week Ends Early June 25, 1999, Power Prices Practice Swan Dive June 18, 1999, Prices Dive After Strong Start June 11, 1999,Uncertain Power Markets Don't Know Which Way to Turn June 4, 1999 Light Loads, Cool Weather Sap Prices May 28, 1999, Power Prices Zig, Then Zag in Advance of Holiday Weekend May 21, 1999, Where's The Water? Some Worry about Evaporation or Possible Flooding May 14, 1999, The Rise and Fall of Power Prices Keeps Traders on Their Toes May 7, 1999, Power Market Prices Back Off from 30 Mills/KWh High-Water Mark The Western Price Survey is excerpted from Energy NewsData's comprehensive regional news services. See for yourself how NewsData reporters put events in an accurate and meaningful context -- request a sample of either or both California Energy Markets and Clearing Up. Please contact webmaster@newsdata.com with questions or comments about this site. Contact Chris Raphael, editor with questions regarding Price Survey Content. Home \| Sample Requests \| Contact Us \| Archives	Check out the fastest growing database of energy jobs in the market today. Relicensing Review: Relicensing Review reports on an unprecedented volume of FERC power dam relicensing application projects in the Northwest and California.

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