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American Energy Security and Innovation: The Role of Regulators and Grid Operators in Meeting Natural Gas and Electric Coordination Challenges.
Without some serious progress on improving its infrastructure and market structure, New England is facingchallenges to reliability with its increased reliance on natural gas, says the head of ISO-NE.
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Power Industry Wish Granted: Greater Regulatory Certainty
Power industry leaders have been saying for years that what they need is greater regulatory certainty to guide investment and operational decisions. Finally, Washington is providing that certainty, but industry leaders still may not be happy. -
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Time to Pull the Plug on MOX
Despite good intentions, the program to turn Cold War-era plutonium into mixed-oxide reactor fuel has been an expensive failure. It’s time to consider other options.
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Risk and Feedback in Leading People
Tempting as it may be to put off tough conversations with subordinates, doing so almost always leads to bigger and bigger problems down the line.
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How the Wind Production Tax Credit is Anti-Nuclear
The PTC has led to unprecedented growth in wind capacity. But the distortions it creates in the energy market are damaging future prospects for nuclear power.
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Bridging the Gap Between Company and Community
In communities all across North America, environmental justice (EJ), which calls for the fair treatment of all people, including those of color and the economically deprived, remains a serious concern.
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EU’s Green Policies in Retreat
EU leaders are beginning to comprehend that there is a practical limit to their dogged pursuit of reducing carbon emissions: their customers’ ability to pay their energy bills each month.
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The New Permit for Old Power Plants
Beware the letter from the Environmental Protection Agency asking seemingly innocuous questions about your plant.
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Two Polar Bear Decisions in Two Weeks
Protecting polar bears was the subject of two recent legal rulings. The courts ensured the bears remain protected but also closed to door to those wanting to use the Endangered Species laws to effect new greenhouse gas rules.