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US Energy and the Dodd-Frank Act

August 10, 2010

US energy markets face a new regulatory framework arising from the failings of the financial sector. Trading costs will rise, threatening liquidity. However, many key elements of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act have been passed on to regulators. Their true nature will emerge only with time.

Renewable Power: A Mainstream Source?

July 28, 2010

Several new analyses from energy regulators and renewables advocates make the case for treating renewable resources not as fringe or add-on sources of power generation but rather as part of the mainstream flow of electricity production.

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UK power prices still influenced by the recession
August 25, 2010 - Discussion of the continuing impact of the economic recession on UK and European power prices; analysis of different feedstocks used for UK power generation.

Interview with Miles Austin, CMIA, on the current state of the EU emissions markets
August 2, 2010 - What is the prospect that the EU will go ahead with its 30% emissions reduction target by 2020 in the absence of a new global treaty?

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Power Lines: No matter what elections bring, NYISO likely to get attention

As part of a volume of policy ideas for New York, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo addresses energy efficiency, smart grid, renewables and other matters.

Power Lines: If elected attorney general, Brodsky would probe New York ISO

Can probing the New York Independent System Operator generate any buzz around the Empire State?

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What Next for Asian Power Generators?

The global economic crisis has affected electricity generators worldwide and nowhere more so than in Asia (published May 2009).

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