Senior Editor Angela Neville, JD
1. "The U.S. Power Industry 2011: The Sequel." An overview of the trends that the electric power generation industry was poised to face in 2011, including the surge in the use of natural gas, coal's continued dominance, and wind energy's recent slowdown.
2. "Chernobyl: Twenty-Five Years of Wormwood." The catastrophic events in Japan in March involving the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster prompted
POWER to examine the effects of both on the electric power industry.
3. "Spain: A Renewable Kingdom." Though power policy must necessarily accommodate specific national resources and goals, Spain's experience as an early and eager adopter of renewable energy technologies and subsidies is a cautionary tale of how the best intentions can have unintended negative consequences.
4. "Global Gas Glut." This article examines the comparative economic value, public acceptance, and political implications of the recently discovered massive shale gas reserves, including the Marcellus Shale.
5. "The Water-Energy Balancing Act." If we want to meet our future electricity and water needs here in the U.S., public and private entities must work together to successfully develop reliable, sustainable sources of energy and water that will promote growth in our national economy.
Senior Writer Sonal Patel
1. "Japan Nuclear Watchdog: Fuel Has Possibly Melted Through Daiichi 1's Pressure Vessel." An official report in June from Japan's nuclear safety agency detailing the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl showed damage to the four afflicted Daiichi reactors may have been much worse than contemplated.
2. "Obama Shelves Smog Rule on Concerns About Regulatory Burdens, Uncertainty." Among numerous pivotal stories published in
POWERnews regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's controversial proposed and finalized rules was this one in September covering the beleaguered Obama administration's struggle to balance economic growth, energy security, and climate change concerns.
3. "U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Climate-Change Public Nuisance Suit." This landmark ruling by the Supreme Court in June barred plaintiffs from seeking recovery of climate change–related damages under the federal common law of nuisance—and put to rest a high-profile case against the nation's biggest generators.
4. "DOE's Inspector General Critical of Clean Energy Loan Guarantee Program Recordkeeping." Months before the Solyndra scandal almost cost Energy Secretary Steven Chu his job, this underreported story in March showed that even the DOE's inspector general was critical of the DOE's mitigation of risks before granting loan guarantees.
5. "Cold Snap Puts Out Lights Across the U.S.; Texas Institutes Rolling Blackouts." 2011 was a year of unusually severe blackouts, reported all over the U.S. and stemming from bad weather, disasters, or operator errors. This early February event has been compared to the Northeast blackout of 2003.
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