Generation & Markets

It's tempting to chalk up the recent bubble in merchant generation to just another industry cycle, but there's more to consider. Investors have not made a wholesale exit from power finance. It is true that many have taken significant losses. It is also true that some remain wary. Despite all this, investors continue to enter the market and address the needs of the industry today.

An analysis of the timing, location, and mix of new capacity additions that may be needed in the future.

Joint coal-wind development is not a good greenhouse gas reduction strategy. If carbon limits are imposed on the U.S. electric sector at some future date, nuclear power may be the only viable option for satisfying the country's growing appetite for electricity.