Financial data raises doubts about whether deregulation benefits outweigh costs.
Conservation programs, plus an erosion in domestic manufacturing, will lead to a falloff in gas demand.
A holistic, new approach to cost/benefit analysis.
The still-fresh memories of last year's Northeast blackout coupled with rising congestion nationwide have increased awareness of the electric transmission investment shortfall in the United States. Such investment, in the right locations, would have a highly positive benefit-cost ratio. But how much should be spent?
Russia resurrects the Kyoto Protocol and the prospect of either mandatory CO2 emissions cuts for U.S. utilities, or the start of a global trade war.
Except for local reinforcements and new generation interconnections, few transmission construction proposals are moving forward.
The U.S. faces a near doubling of population this century. Will there be enough power for the people?
Three ways to value nuclear power plants for buyers and sellers.
An analysis of the timing, location, and mix of new capacity additions that may be needed in the future.
Greater reliance on gas-fired power implies serious economic, technological, and national security risks.
New England's experience may redefine the term.