25 in 2025 and Beyond In 1987, there were approximately 175 investor-owned utilities. Little or no consolidation had occurred since the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 broke up Samuel Insull’s empire and effectively granted federal protection to utility companies against mergers. In the wake of the now infamous hostile takeovers that defined the … Continue reading 25 in 2025 and Beyond
Big Data, Analytics Energize Electric Utilities For utilities, a perfect storm is just that: a rare confluence of various weather elements that coalesces to create an event of unusual magnitude. A perfect storm can often mean huge costs and losses to the company from damage to its infrastructure. But utilities are among the industries best-positioned … Continue reading Big Data, Analytics Energize #Electric_Utilities
How to break Duke Energy’s stranglehold on North Carolina’s power industry— and maybe save our coasts in the process week ago, writing about Gov. McCrory’s push for offshore drilling, I looked to my crystal ball. The oil and gas industry financed a study which (predictably) predicts fabulous economic results if the Atlantic is opened to … Continue reading How to break Duke Energy’s stranglehold on North Carolina’s power industry— and maybe save our coasts in the process
Look Out for “Market Ingenuity” from Stressed LNG Project Developers With the hundreds of billions of dollars at stake around the world in LNG infrastructure projects, nuclear professionals need to pay close attention to the fact that “market ingenuity” for LNG producers can include efforts to force nuclear plants to shut down. The shutdowns might … Continue reading Look Out for “Market Ingenuity” from Stressed LNG Project Developers
A Look At The Future Of Nuclear Power If nuclear power is going to succeed in the 21st century, there will need to be major innovations in controlling costs and enhancing safety. The generation of nuclear reactors constructed in the 1970’s and 1980’s are showing their age. In just the past week, several U.S. reactors … Continue reading A Look At The Future Of Nuclear Power
New GE Hitachi technology aids nuclear power maintenance work GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), in coordination with Exelon Generation, today unveiled a new, innovative remotely-operated tool that has successfully enabled nuclear technicians to complete tasks at the bottom of nuclear reactors more quickly and safely. This new tool remotely disconnects – uncouples – control rods … Continue reading New GE Hitachi technology aids #nuclear_power maintenance work
Senators push bipartisan bill to build nuclear waste dump A bipartisan team of senators introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at breaking the decades-long standoff over the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump. The bill directs the federal government to establish both temporary and permanent storage sites for waste from nuclear weapons and energy production. The legislation … Continue reading Senators push bipartisan bill to build #nuclear waste dump
FERC Rejects Illinois Municipal Electricity Agency Waiver From PJM Capacity Rules On March 9, 2015, FERC rejected the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency’s (“Illinois MEA”) waiver from PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.’s (“PJM”) capacity rules for the 2018/2019 delivery year. As a result, the Illinois MEA cannot use a majority of generation located outside of the Commonwealth Edison … Continue reading FERC Rejects Illinois Municipal Electricity Agency Waiver From PJM Capacity Rules
FERC Accepts SPP, SERTP Order No. 1000 Interregional Filings, Affirms ISO-NE Order The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has continued the implementation of Order No. 1000 by accepting interregional filings by Southwest Power Pool Inc. (SPP) and utilities in the Southeastern Regional Transmission Planning Process (SERTP) region. In a separate order, FERC largely affirmed its … Continue reading FERC Accepts SPP, SERTP Order No. 1000 Interregional Filings, Affirms ISO-NE Order
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