Episode 157
Ep 157: Kathleen Barron, Exelon Generation
Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy · Titans of Nuclear
May 3, 201947m 40s
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Show Notes
In this episode, we discuss...
- Kathleen Barron's background in nuclear and how she came to be Senior Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs at Exelon
- How the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) restructured the electricity industry to become more competitive
- Assessing legal sustainability of changes to energy infrastructure
- How FERC manages concerns related to market rates and environmental impacts
- Regional impacts on the electrical grid energy balance and how clean energy is integrated
- Decarbonization implications of producing the energy source versus energy extraction
- Legal challenges of saving existing nuclear reactors from decommissioning
- State influence on nuclear energy generation and financial implications of their decisions