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Will Natural Gas Remain Cheap for 10-20 Years?

August 20, 2011 by Rod Adams
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John Rowe, the soon to be retired CEO of Exelon, the largest nuclear plant operator in the United States, said the following during a talk at the American Nuclear Society Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo in Hollywood, FL. The Colorado School of Mines estimates that the total potential of U.S. gas supply increased by... [read more]

A Nuclear/Gas Alliance?

March 11, 2011 by Geoffrey Styles
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As I was scanning the news of the last few days I was intrigued by a headline featuring the CEO of the largest owner/operator of nuclear power plants in the US, Exelon Corp., extolling the virtues of natural gas and advocating an increase in its output. That might not sound earth-shattering, especially considering that... [read more]

Exelon's John Rowe on Energy Policy: Above All, Do No Harm

March 10, 2011 by Scott Edward Anderson
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Exelon CEO John Rowe addressed the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC, yesterday outlining an economic approach to energy policy for the 112th Congress. Rowe has always been forward-thinking on the issue of a price for carbon and action on climate change -- and his company remains committed to its goal of reducing,... [read more]

Exelon CEO Thinks Electricity Cheap, Clean Enough Already - Sees No Need to Encourage New Supply

March 9, 2011 by Rod Adams
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NASDAQ.com published a Dow Jones news wire story about a recent talk given by John Rowe, CEO of Exelon, to the American Enterprise Institute. The article headline is Exelon CEO: No New US Laws Needed To Shift To Cleaner Energy, and indicates a rather significant course change for a man who has been one of the most active CEOs in... [read more]

Exelon’s Rowe: Low gas prices and no carbon price push back nuclear renaissance a “decade, maybe two” - And a new Maryland nuke bites the dust

October 12, 2010 by Joseph Romm
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Exelon Corp. Chief Executive Officer John Rowe said he expects natural-gas prices to remain low, pushing back the construction of new U.S. nuclear power plants by a “decade, maybe two.” “We think natural gas will stay cheap for a very long time,” Rowe said in an interview today at Bloomberg’s headquarters in New York. “As long as... [read more]

Industry Reps at MIT Energy Conference: Give Us a Price on Carbon

March 8, 2010 by Scott Edward Anderson
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The message from industry leaders attending the MIT Energy Conference this weekend is clear: "Give us a clear price on carbon." John Rowe, CEO of Exelon, has long been a proponent of cap-and-trade. He reiterated this support this morning in his opening keynote, saying he felt "a bit like Elizabeth Taylor's eighth husband: I know... [read more]

Exelon still thinking about Texas

February 23, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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But that’s about all The citizens of Victoria, Texas, could be forgiven if they do not take kindly to questions about Exelon’s (NYSE:EXC) intentions to build two nuclear reactors there. After a whirlwind courtship, the nation’s largest utility backed out of the relationship and said it just wanted to be friends. Part of the reason... [read more]

USA Today Profile of Exelon CEO John Rowe - Pithy Examples of the "Bootleggers and Baptists" Alliance Working on Climate Change Legislation

January 25, 2010 by Rod Adams
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Yesterday, I shared by introduction to Dr. Bruce Yandle's "Bootleggers and Baptists" theory, which is aimed at trying to explain the often strange alignments of groups that support the imposition of prescriptive regulations. Here is the essence of the theory: Durable social regulation evolves when it is demanded by both of two... [read more]

Exelon exits growth through acquisition strategy

November 2, 2009 by Dan Yurman
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CEO John Rowe tells WSJ focus is on earnings Over at Atomic Insights Rod Adams has a long piece in which he tries to figure out what Exelon’s John Rowe is really doing about the nuclear renaissance. Adams has some strong opinions about where Rowe and Exelon are going. Right now the paradox is that Exelon (NYSE:EXC), as the nation’s... [read more]

Differing Perspectives on New Nuclear Power Driven Partially By Different Positions in Society

November 1, 2009 by Rod Adams
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During his appearance on Friday, October 30, 2009, John Rowe told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee believes that there is no market need to push the development of new nuclear power plants. He also stated that his staff has computed that power from new nuclear power plants can only be competitive in the market under... [read more]

Nation’s largest utility pulls the plug on the Chamber over climate denial. Exelon CEO Rowe says, “Putting a price on carbon is essential, because it will force us to do the cheapest things, like energy efficiency, first.”

September 28, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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“The carbon-based free lunch is over. But while we can’t fix our climate problems for free, the price signal sent through a cap-and-trade system will drive low-carbon investments in the most inexpensive and efficient way possible,” said Rowe. “Putting a price on carbon is essential, because it will force us to do the cheapest things,... [read more]

Obama’s blind spot on nuclear energy

February 22, 2009 by Dan Yurman
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Wind and solar are not reliable energy sources for base load demandIt is becoming clear the Obama administration and the Democratic majority in Congress have a major blind spot when it comes to nuclear energy. The almost casual defeat of $50 billion additional loan guarantees for nuclear energy in the economic stimulus bill reveals a... [read more]