Watt price
Energy-price indices in trouble
WHAT is the price of power in Peoria? The answer is more complicated than you might think, for America's markets for electricity were murky even before the collapse of Enron. Now, as hard evidence mounts of price manipulation by energy traders, efforts are under way to clean things up.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Watt price”
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