Insights from our Editorial Team
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May 22, 2013 |
The fate of SONGS, or the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, is at stake. But so, too, is the future of the nuclear resurgence, especially in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster in 2011. Now, more than ever before, Southern California Edison needs the type of outreach and the kind of connection that John Bryson had established with me 13 years earlier. It was personal and it was honest. And it was deeply appreciated.
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May 21, 2013 |
In Japan, there there may be more emphasis on solar cells, windmills, water-power, and geothermal energy. No credible Japanese economist, scientist or politician with an interest in energy issues actually believes that more than marginal gains are possible there with increased investment in water-power and geothermal energy.
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May 20, 2013 |
A divergent picture of coal is emerging. One is relaying the cold hard market-oriented facts and is pointing out that coal-dependent regions need to diversify their economies now. The other is saying that coal can reinvent itself, and it is arguing that mining companies have been making imprudent business decisions.
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May 19, 2013 |
Stimulus funds for smart grid projects are coming to a close, and industry experts are questioning whether electric grid enhancements will continue. The answer is a resounding yes.
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May 16, 2013 |
Public hearings will be held to determine if Southern California Edision can restart one of the two nuclear reactors it has on its San Onofre site. Regulators determined that the utility is unable to account for at this time what caused the problems that have kept its plant off line for more than a year.
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May 15, 2013 |
California is now wrestling with the fate of a single nuclear plant in Southern California. And while the fierce debate will no doubt have broader ramifications for the entire sector, the ordeal is weighing heavily on just one utility: Edison International’s Southern California Edison. At issue is who knew what and when they might have known it.
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May 14, 2013 |
Utilities are stepping up their efforts to protect critical infrastructure now that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued public warnings. The grid’s safety is especially vital, because it transports the lifeblood that fuels the American economy.
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May 13, 2013 |
The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that natural gas could eventually displace oil as the largest single fuel in the U.S. energy mix by 2030. Predictions such as these make it clear that shale gas is one of the most rapidly expanding trends in domestic oil and gas exploration and production, however, it should be noted that the U.S. shale gas boom is still in its relative infancy and certain questions remain.
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Jeff Skilling's Persona Still ResonatesMay 10, 2013 |
Enron’s ‘brightest’ will get out of jail 10 years earlier, or perhaps by 2017. A federal judge has to Okay the deal but it is based on the fact that Jeffrey Skilling’s original sentence handed down in May 2006 was improperly calculated.
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May 09, 2013 |
Now more than ever, consumers, businesses, and utilities are taking control of the energy production and consumption. We realize that our natural resources are not infinite and we must understand how we consume our energy and adapt to an ever changing planet.
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