Business
Federal regulators approved Enron Corp.’
Feb. 27, 1997
World & Nation
Energy: Enron’s plan to buy Portland General is latest fallout of deregulation trend.
July 23, 1996
Energy: Series of problems cited, including the system’s growing complexity. More frequent tree trimming urged.
Aug. 13, 1996
Energy: Action comes after the producers refuse to ship electricity to cash-strapped utilities.
Dec. 14, 2000
If San Diego Gas & Electric wins state approval to form a holding company and become a diversified company, its identity as a local gas and electric company will slowly start to change.
Oct. 15, 1985
An indictment alleges the executive concocted schemes known as ‘Ping Pong’ and ‘Death Star.’
Dec. 5, 2003
Enron Corp. used its Portland General Electric utility in Oregon to make bogus orders for power in California that helped run up costs for consumers and violated market rules, lawyers for a federal agency allege.
Nov. 23, 2002
Electricity: Four traders submit new filings to FERC to prove they have behaved properly in Western markets.
June 15, 2002
Weather: Many shrug off crippling ice storm and prolonged, widespread outage that followed.
Jan. 13, 1998
Energy: As interest in fuel cell technology takes off, sewage plant puts out super clean power.
Jan. 29, 2001