Full Title: The Energy Industry Update: Highlights of Recent Significant Events and Emerging Trends
Author(s): ScottMadden Management Consultants
Publisher(s): ScottMadden Management Consultants
Publication Date: February 1, 2013
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Description (excerpt):
The November 2012 elections did little to change the dynamics in Washington, and fiscal issues continue to dominate the national debate, as energy policy is overshadowed by—and caught in the crossfire of—dueling views on spending and taxation. The averted “fiscal cliff” promises to yield more policy debate in 2013 and beyond. Climate change and renewables, called out in the inaugural address as priorities, are sure to spark debate. Nonetheless, energy and utility companies face infrastructure investment needs and impending deadlines for plant retirements and retrofits and must push forward in developing and executing strategies, some of which were deferred pending November’s electoral outcomes.