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What Does 2011 Hold in Store for the Utility Industry?

12 January 2011

This IssueAlert article offers some commentary on issues to watch as the year unfolds, which promises to be an interesting year indeed. The economy is improving. New technology is being deployed across broad parts of the industry. Perhaps, most importantly, substantial political change across the country will affect our industry. Legislation and Regulation Light Bulbs Let’s begin [...]

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Greenhouse Gases: What Now? What Next?

27 January 2010

The U.S. power industry is all too familiar with trendy policies and ideas, oftentimes thrust upon it by outsiders with an agenda. However, there are trends that energy companies and their vendors would do well to follow closely over the course of the next year. One such trend in the United States is the regulation [...]

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Emissions Software—Are We Ready?

21 December 2009

Greenhouse gas emissions have been receiving a lot of attention recently. Last week, President Barack Obama traveled to the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen and pledged a 17 percent reduction in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Meanwhile, other initiatives have taken place both within the US and in other regions of the world. At [...]

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Copenhagen—Ongoing Uncertainty for the Utility Industry or New Direction?

2 December 2009

From December 7 to 18, delegates will gather at the United Nations Copenhagen Summit. The theme of the 12-day meeting is climate change, and all eyes and ears will be on President Obama’s remarks about where the United States is heading on this issue. Indications are that President Obama will announce the United States will [...]

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