California Energy Crisis
The 2000-2001 electricity crisis that brought rolling blackouts to California and ultimately contributed to Enron's public downfall
Ferc
12 entries
C
Capacity Management
The management of pipeline, transmission, and generation capacity that underpinned Enron's energy trading operations, encompassing both legitimate daily scheduling and the manipulation strategies that exploited California's electricity markets.
Christi Nicolay
FERC regulatory specialist who led Enron's wholesale electricity policy work, focusing on transmission access, RTO development, and interconnection policy in the Eastern United States
D
Drew Fossum
Vice President and General Counsel of Enron Transportation Services who managed legal affairs for Northern Natural Gas and Transwestern Pipeline before his promotion to oversee all ETS legal operations in April 2001.
E
Enron Transportation Services
Enron's interstate natural gas pipeline division, operating approximately 25,000 miles of pipeline across three major systems -- Northern Natural Gas, Transwestern Pipeline, and Florida Gas Transmission -- and transporting 15 percent of all natural gas consumed in the United States.
F
FERC Regulation
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's dual role as enabler and eventual investigator of Enron's energy trading operations, culminating in $6.3 billion in Western Energy Crisis settlements and the public release of the Enron email corpus.
G
Ginger Dernehl
Administrative Coordinator in Enron's Government Affairs department who served as the central distribution hub for regulatory intelligence, department communications, and policy updates under Steven Kean and Richard Shapiro.
J
James Steffes
Vice President of Government Affairs who led Enron's U.S. Energy regulatory team, specializing in FERC proceedings and Regional Transmission Organization policy
R
Richard Shapiro
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Managing Director of Government Affairs for the Americas who led Enron's federal, state, and international regulatory strategy
S
Sarah Novosel
Regulatory counsel in Enron's Government Affairs department who served as the company's FERC analyst and RTO policy specialist, based in Washington DC
Steven Harris
Vice President of the Transwestern Commercial Group who managed commercial operations for Enron's Texas-to-California natural gas pipeline, oversaw the $93 million Red Rock Expansion, and led regulatory proceedings before FERC and the CPUC.
Susan Scott
Senior Regulatory Attorney at Enron Transportation Services who specialized in natural gas pipeline regulation and FERC compliance, with extensive involvement in the California energy crisis.