Special Report
Utility CEOs have two conflicting missions: To help customers by keeping rates low, and to protect the environment by shifting to costlier green energy
Under pressure from customers and the government, utilities are going green and changing the way they produce and deliver power to homes and businesses
Caps on carbon assure that emissions will decline, and the permit distribution hammered out by lobbyists looks pretty astute
There's little return in building big power plants, so utilities are trying out exotic ideas like helping customers conserve electricity
Early carbon trading efforts flopped because regulators created too many credits and gave them away for free. Washington wants to do better
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff on increasing energy efficiency and steps he has taken to make FERC building more efficient
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