Despite the political kerfuffle over Obama administration loan guarantees for new nuclear generating plants, the ubiquitous hand-wringing about fossil fuels and climate change, and the hype about wind and solar…
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Monthly Issue | May 1, 2010
Spring has arrived at last. The giant snow piles from an absolutely horrendous winter are gone. I can sit on the bench in one of my flower gardens, reading a…
Probably the most common wind energy question that I receive from analysts, reporters, and interested citizens deals with the cost of electricity from wind. The frequency of the question is…
“Not in my backyard” (NIMBY) is a term used to describe a person or a group of people who strongly oppose new development in their communities. Whether it’s a new…
My 30 years in utility regulation have coincided with an immense increase in issue complexity, and a commensurate expansion in the roles and responsibilities of the regulator. In the…
Once upon a time, many years ago, I was in charge of employee communications at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md. My job was to try to…
The economy may be improving—inching upward degree by painful degree—but employee moods aren’t following the trend. Perhaps you’ve noticed that people seem anxious and distracted, either hiding out in their…
Is the little-known, resource-rich Eastern European nation of Kazakhstan a key to the long-awaited worldwide renaissance in nuclear power? According to articles in the Washington Post and other publications, the…
Utility companies continue to face considerable margin pressures that stem from a number of challenges. An overall weakness in the commercial market, a flat and fragile residential market, modernization costs…
The cost of poor company knowledge management is high and getting higher. On the other hand, organizations that embrace effective knowledge management processes have a competitive advantage. Effective knowledge management…