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  1. This early-phase shakeout suggests the politically driven DOE loan program needs reform. lnkd.in/-aYCia 1:35 PM May 23rd via LinkedIn
  2. “If we lean more on gas-fired plants during coal-plant outages, will we have enough gas? The answer is ‘probably...: lnkd.in/7UC-a7 7:05 AM May 18th via LinkedIn
  3. “One of the great threats to the utility industry is that Americans will actually get serious about not wasting...: lnkd.in/N3T7Bf 11:40 AM May 16th via LinkedIn
  4. lnkd.in/xp5UXN Darren Highfill - Probably true re: transparency. I'm not clear on the drawers-dropping analogy though. Duane... 8:47 AM May 4th via LinkedIn
  5. "If I were running a rate-based utility in a high-tariff market, I'd be very concerned about the Post-Officization...: lnkd.in/Ec3V3g 7:21 AM May 4th via LinkedIn
  6. "[M]uch of U.S. energy policy is literally invisible. Federal energy incentives are overwhelmingly off-budget and...: lnkd.in/c8Q6A2 9:03 AM Apr 30th via LinkedIn
  7. "[M]uch of U.S. energy policy is literally invisible Federal energy incentives are overwhelmingly off-budget and...: lnkd.in/vQPSCV 9:03 AM Apr 30th via LinkedIn
  8. "We kept saying to the DOE, ‘This is not another Solyndra, stick with us.’ Beacon was still speaking with investors, and it looked like we … 9:55 AM Apr 13th via LinkedIn
  9. Context-free excerpt from an article I'm editing for our the May issue of Public Utilities Fortnightly: "The current market is unsustainabl… 9:15 AM Apr 12th via LinkedIn
  10. Context-free excerpt from an article we're editing for our May issue: "The current market is unsustainable. With...: lnkd.in/5VzkD6 9:14 AM Apr 12th via LinkedIn
  11. Utilities are among the hottest industries in the world today. The problem is, not many high school kids know that.~Jack Welch #Accenture I… 3:17 PM Apr 4th via LinkedIn
  12. Be smart enough to treat the regulator as a partner and customer, rather than the enemy.~Jack Welch #Accenture IUEC 2012 3:15 PM Apr 4th via LinkedIn
  13. You get the behavior that you measure and reward. And you end up rewarding the behavior that you deserve.~Jack Welch #Accenture IUEC 2012 3:14 PM Apr 4th via LinkedIn
  14. The cheapest money you'll ever spend is severance.~Jack Welch 3:12 PM Apr 4th via LinkedIn
  15. #Accenture IUEC: Jack Welch coming up. 1:32 PM Apr 4th via LinkedIn
  16. Ralf Nowack, RWE: You can manage risks that you openly communicate about. With the others, you're relying on luck. 10:25 AM Apr 4th via LinkedIn
  17. Nick Stavropoulos, PG&E: In this environment [of austerity], setting expectations early is very important for defining what's 'good.' 10:04 AM Apr 4th via LinkedIn
  18. Peter Fox-Penner: [Talent and skill shortages] are a big problem and I don't understand why the utility industry isn't moving faster. 9:53 AM Apr 4th via LinkedIn
  19. America doesn't have an energy resource problem anymore. What we have is an oil problem ... inelastic demand for liquid fuel.~Karsner 9:34 AM Apr 4th via LinkedIn
  20. Hope is not a strategy.~Karsner 9:32 AM Apr 4th via LinkedIn