Insights from our Editorial Team
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May 20, 2013 |
A divergent picture of coal is emerging. One is relaying the cold hard market-oriented facts and is pointing out that coal-dependent regions need to diversify their economies now. The other is saying that coal can reinvent itself, and it is arguing that mining companies have been making imprudent business decisions.
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May 19, 2013 |
Stimulus funds for smart grid projects are coming to a close, and industry experts are questioning whether electric grid enhancements will continue. The answer is a resounding yes.
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May 16, 2013 |
Public hearings will be held to determine if Southern California Edision can restart one of the two nuclear reactors it has on its San Onofre site. Regulators determined that the utility is unable to account for at this time what caused the problems that have kept its plant off line for more than a year.
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May 15, 2013 |
California is now wrestling with the fate of a single nuclear plant in Southern California. And while the fierce debate will no doubt have broader ramifications for the entire sector, the ordeal is weighing heavily on just one utility: Edison International’s Southern California Edison. At issue is who knew what and when they might have known it.
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May 14, 2013 |
Utilities are stepping up their efforts to protect critical infrastructure now that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued public warnings. The grid’s safety is especially vital, because it transports the lifeblood that fuels the American economy.
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May 13, 2013 |
The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that natural gas could eventually displace oil as the largest single fuel in the U.S. energy mix by 2030. Predictions such as these make it clear that shale gas is one of the most rapidly expanding trends in domestic oil and gas exploration and production, however, it should be noted that the U.S. shale gas boom is still in its relative infancy and certain questions remain.
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Jeff Skilling's Persona Still ResonatesMay 10, 2013 |
Enron’s ‘brightest’ will get out of jail 10 years earlier, or perhaps by 2017. A federal judge has to Okay the deal but it is based on the fact that Jeffrey Skilling’s original sentence handed down in May 2006 was improperly calculated.
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May 09, 2013 |
Now more than ever, consumers, businesses, and utilities are taking control of the energy production and consumption. We realize that our natural resources are not infinite and we must understand how we consume our energy and adapt to an ever changing planet.
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Selling Assets to Reduce Debt?May 08, 2013 |
It may be buried in the news. But it is atop the minds of those in the energy world, especially those at the Tennessee Valley Authority and its utility neighbors that would like to own a piece of it. President Obama has said that the federal government will undergo a “strategic review” of the nationally-owned utility.
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May 07, 2013 |
Transmission projects are seldom welcome. But the electricity that flows from them is vital. After all, the need for more wires that are in tune with a digital society is obvious while an uptick in power demand is also forthcoming. Yet, the regulatory process is extremely arduous. PPL Electric is the latest utility to have this battle.
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