President-elect Trump and Utilities
Last week, Donald Trump was elected President.
OK, you knew that.
By now, you’ve read the speculation about what this means for all the aspects of domestic and foreign affairs. Sure, the impact on trade, immigration and jobs might be important to some folks. But you care about what this means for utility regulation and policy.
First, it seems likely that natural gas production and pipeline development will maintain its pace if not increase. There will probably be less tolerance for the efforts of opponents. Though those efforts could become more confrontational.