VOLUME 1, ISSUES 9-11 SEPT. - NOV. 2003
Blackouts on both sides of the Atlantic in August and September kept utilities
scrambling. Rather than regurgitate the details of the outages, we have focused on stories that
call attention to trends, technologies and projects that point to transmission network
solutions. (We will publish a separate report on the North American blackout shortly)
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VOLUME 1, ISSUES 6-8 JUN. - AUG. 2003
Perhaps foreshadowing the August blackout, news flow from May to July
prominently featured the topic of transmission.Technological advances,funding awards, favorable
regulatory rulings, strategic partnerships, private investment and public securities offerings are
covered throughout this issue.
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VOLUME 1, ISSUES 3-5 MAR. - MAY 2003
The most significant energy tech industry news flow in the last few months has concerned
solar, wind and other renewable energy sources. Budget allocations, legislative proposals,
acquisitions and restructurings in renewable energy are covered in this month's GridWatch and The (De-)
Construction Site.
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VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 FEB. 2003
During the first 30-60 days of 2003, two key themes stand out. First,
there have been a number of promising initiatives in renewable energy, which we detail at several
points in the Energy Techline section. And second, signs of economic recovery remain tenuous and public
company earnings estimates continue to trend lower.
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VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 JAN. 2003
A key theme of the last few months has been control over the transmission network.
The federal regulators have worked mightily to push transmission deregulation forward in the face of stiff resistance
from many states. The going has been slow. Meanwhile, a KKR-led buyout of certain regional transmission
assets could be an early move in a trend of financial investors putting money into the grid.
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