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May 21, 2013 to May 22, 2013 | Washington, DC
May 21, 2013 to May 22, 2013 | Charlotte, North Carolina
May 21, 2013 to May 23, 2013 | Atlanta, GA

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Islands in the Storm

Microgrids begin to make economic sense.

Michael T. Burr, Editor-in-Chief

With microgrids in place, doomsday preppers wouldn't need to worry so much about a zombie plague.

Perfect Superstorm

Could carbon taxes emerge in the election aftermath?

Michael T. Burr, Editor-in-Chief

Since Obama won reelection, we must ask whether we’d rather have EPA cracking down on carbon emissions, or whether a legislated framework would be better for everyone.

Views from the Bond Side

How fixed income investors view the utility sector.

Josh Olazabal

Bond investors are keen for signs of a legitimate recovery, and will be looking to move into holdco bonds.

Dividend Double-Take

What happens when the Bush tax cuts expire?

Michael T. Burr, Editor-in-Chief

Congress again is embroiled in another hyper-partisan food fight that threatens to blow up into a fiscal crisis. And once again dividend-paying companies like utilities are caught in the crossfire.