Phil Kadner, Daily SouthTown, has his say: Electric rate freeze heats up Springfield February 25, 2007 They're going to talk once more about freezing electric rates in Springfield. On Tuesday, the entire House of Representatives will meet just to hear people talk about that ... Read More
Archives for February 2007
Rising Price of Electricity Sets Off New Debate on Regulation
February 17, 2007 By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO MARION, Ill., Feb. 12 — Robert Butler has seen and heard a lot in his 44 years as mayor of this small southern Illinois town. But not even the blizzard of 1987 compares with the distress many residents expressed after they opened electricity bills for ... Read More
US should use carbon tax to cut GHG emissions, economist says
Washington (Platts)--14Feb2007 If the US government wants to get serious about combating global warming,it should enact a simple carbon tax instead of a complex cap-and-trade schemefor industrial greenhouse gas emissions, a noted economist saidWednesday. Robert Shapiro, co-founder and chairman of ... Read More
No. I could not have said it better.
NGI reports: Exelon Corp. has long supported the move to combat greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), and it remains committed to building more nuclear power projects in the United States. The buildup of nuclear power, however, won't dampen the use of natural gas as a generation fuel, said CEO John Rowe ... Read More
New Jersey Results
Winning bidders in the large user category were Consolidated Edison Energy, Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Dominion Retail, DTE Energy Trading, FPL Energy Power Marketing and PSEG Energy Resources & Trade. In the fixed-price auction for residential and small commercial users, the ... Read More