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EnergyBiz Magazine — March / April 2008

Let Them Debate [PDF]

Picture 700 American cities. Picture 700 American mayors of all backgrounds.

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It's The Grid [PDF]

Early every morning from Bar harbor to Malibu alarm clocks go off, coffee pots turn on, lights, TVs, hair dryers begin waking up with Americans in a daily ritual that is as routine as putting on socks or combing your hair. And with the waking of Americans comes the waking of businesses, factories and farms from coast to coast as they turn on machines, motors, lights, heaters, computers, copiers, and more.

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Here Comes the Sun [PDF]

Carbon dioxide emissions are acceleratIng. Trade imbalances are accelerating.

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Rural Surge [PDF]

Rural electric cooperatives like all other segments of the power industry face an onslaught of challenges. Some are experiencing soaring population growth in their service territories, once rural but now suburban.

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Presidential Energy Dance [PDF]

On climate change, both Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton espouse a cap-and-trade emissions program with an auction of 100 percent of emission credits so that "all polluters pay for every ton of emissions they release," as the Obama plan puts it. The objective in both senators’ plans is to get emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.

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Profiting from Energy Efficiency [PDF]

In September, the California Public Utilities Commission issued a decision that gives utilities the opportunity to earn meaningful returns on investments in energy efficiency. With this step, California has effectively transformed this resource from something that has generally been viewed by the utilities at best as a side business, and at worst, as a threat, into a resource option that offers revenue-generating opportunities equivalent to supply-side investments.

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States vs. Feds [PDF]

Two lawsuits intend to deenergize parts of the energy act of 2005. Environmental and conservation groups are saying that broad transmission corridors that have been authorized by the law are illegal, claiming they allow utilities to bypass state jurisdiction, environmental standards and private property rights.

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Regulation in the Show-Me State [PDF]

Serving the best interests of customers, interest groups and regulated utilities requires the open exchange of information, ideas and concerns among all parties involved. Regulators, most certainly, should be readily accessible to consumers and regulated utilities alike.

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Asian Energy Surge Hits America [PDF]

To keep the industrial revolution humming in Asia in 2006 and 2007, China and India needed to build new coal-fired power plants. In fact, the number of power plants developed in Asia is so staggering that its impact is being felt by U.S. utilities.

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Nuclear in Idaho [PDF]

Alternate Energy Holdings of Eagle, Idaho is committed to building a 1,600-megawatt, $4.5 billion nuclear and biofuels plant near Grand View, Idaho. However, MidAmerican Nuclear Energy Co. in late January pulled out of its proposed nuclear plant in Idaho, saying it would be too expensive.

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The Global Nuclear Renaissance [PDF]

The British government has recently given the go-ahead for the possible construction of a new generation of nuclear power plants. A government report on nuclear energy says energy companies should be allowed the option of investing in new nuclear power plants, and the government should take active steps to facilitate this.

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Deep Gulf Gas Developed [PDF]

A record-setting natural gas development with the capacity to produce up to 1 billion cubic feet a day has reversed declining production trends in the Gulf of Mexico. But the impact on natural gas markets will be short-lived as production elsewhere in the Gulf will continue to decline in 2009, analysts said.

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Entergy New Orleans Is Jazzed [PDF]

This year, customers of Entergy New Orleans began receiving a 6.15 percent credit on their bills. The $3 a month credit, given by a utility decimated by Hurricane Katrina, is considered extraordinary by those who have watched, and helped, the utility rebuild.

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Small is Beautiful [PDF]

The people planning the future of nuclear energy measure time in decades and time is already running short for Philip C. Hildebrandt. As director of the Next Generation Nuclear Project for the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho, Hildebrandt’s job is to build a big prototype nuclear reactor that is safe enough to site near gas and chemical plants all across North America’s industrial backyard.

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The Power of Molten Salt [PDF]

Salt might just be the key ingredient to make commercial solar thermal plants more practical and economically viable. SolarReserve recently was formed to commercialize solar power technology using molten salt storage systems to get around solar’s biggest shortcoming.

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The Future of FutureGen [PDF]

Leaders in the power industry are wondering and worrying about the future of FutureGen and the hugely important role of coal in generating electricity.

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New Nuclear Tools [PDF]

Renewed interest in nuclear energy has sparked new efforts to improve plant and reactor efficiency and safety. Over the years while no new plants were under consideration, research efforts waned.

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Metrics [PDF]

  • Stellar Stocks, Cellar Stocks
  • Nuclear Success
  • Wind Is Up
  • Reliability Concerns

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Spectra Energy Builds a Business [PDF]

Natural gas once again looms as an important fuel for electricity generation, given a spate of cancellations of proposed coal-burning generation plants. So says Fred Fowler, the president and chief executive of Spectra Energy.

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Uganda Gets Hydro Project [PDF]

In what is yet another sign of the growing role of private equity investment in Africa, the government of Uganda has secured $872 million in financing for a 250-megawatt hydroelectric dam on the Nile River. The deal, which closed December 21, constitutes the largest-ever private sector investment in the sub-Saharan region.

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