The Business Case for Wind: Executives and Regulators Find Wind Energy Provides Insurance Against Cost Uncertainty, Risks, and Liabilities
Article from: OGEL 2 (2005), in Windpower
Introduction
Utility executives, public utility commissioners and other decision-makers in the electricity field face some common challenges, whether they operate in regulated or restructured markets. The challenges include, among others, tight natural gas markets and resulting volatility in natural gas prices, risks associated with pollution and global warming emissions, and a brittle and aging grid vulnerable to blackouts. This article looks at some examples, tools, and a technology-wind power--that are helping commissioners and utility executives keep costs down, manage risks and ...