In This Issue
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Business
Legal Issues That Float in the Cloud
Cloud computing is a growing phenomenon for many businesses, large and small, promising significant efficiencies and cost savings. But, as with anything new, computing in the cloud poses some unforeseen legal issues.
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HR
Navigating the World of Social Media and the Job
Social media are transforming the world around us, and not just the world of our family and friends. Understanding how the new tools of social interaction impact the job is part of the role of today’s effective manager.
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HR
Why Meetings Fail and How to Make Them Work
Have you seen too many eyes-glazed-over expressions betraying a lack of interest at your employee meetings? Getting folks to pay attention at meetings is important, and there are ways to make it happen.
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Commentary
A Renaissance for U.S. Nuclear Power? Not Anytime Soon
In many quarters, nuclear power generates enthusiasm. A single pound of reactor-grade uranium oxide produces as much electricity as 16,000-plus pounds of coal—enough to meet the needs of the average U.S. household for more than one year. And whereas burning coal emits carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides, nuclear power generation is virtually emissions […]
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Commentary
California’s RAM for Small Renewables
With its powerful new renewable portfolio standard, California will boost the market for small renewable technologies. The key is the reverse auction mechanism, which fine-tunes the regulatory regime.
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Commentary
Power Grid Cybersecurity: How to Achieve Results in an Uncertain Regulatory Environment
Cybersecurity of U.S. electric infrastructure has become a major issue on the national agenda, posing challenges to how we structure, construct, and regulate our power system. This is the first of a two-part article looking at legal and regulatory issues surrounding electric system cybersecurity.
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Commentary
The Lesson of Procrustes
Procrustes the metal worker—not to be confused with Krusty the Klown—was an important figure in Greek mythology. A son of Poseidon, Procrustes was an iron smith, thief, murderer, and inn keeper. He offered hospitality to strangers passing his place on the sacred byway between Athens and Eleusis. For a price.
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Legal & Regulatory
TREND: Aches and Pains of Aging Nukes
As less is heard about the promise of new nuclear reactors in the U.S., more is being heard about the problems of the geriatric atomic set.
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Finance
Public Power Challenges Moody’s Proposed New Metrics
Public power utilities depend upon access to capital at favorable rates. So the munis pay special attention when Wall Street rating agencies talk about tinkering with how they establish bond ratings for municipal utility projects. Thus, recent moves by Moody’s Investors Service has drawn some fire from public power.
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Finance
Solar Power’s Elephant in the Living Room
Understanding the reliability and failure mechanisms of photovoltaic modules is crucial to understanding how well they will perform over time. But today there are no test standards in place to judge this crucial issue.