The document discusses alternative energies and provides background information on several major energy companies - AES Corporation, Duke Energy, and Exelon Corporation. It includes sections on the companies' histories, management, marketing strategies, energy generation portfolios, litigation cases, and financial comparisons. The document advocates that Exelon Corporation has the most promising future due to its diversified energy portfolio, stable financials, and experienced management team.
Great Energy Efficiency Day Welcome: Kateri Callahan, Alliance to Save EnergyAlliance To Save Energy
Presentation from the Alliance to Save Energy's 2010 Great Energy Efficiency Day, which took place on March 10, 2010 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
Georgia Southeastern Solar Summit KeynoteBill Nussey
How Georgia Can Help Lead the Global Energy Transformation by Bill Nussey, presented at the 10th anniversary of the Southeastern Solar Summit in October 2018
ACHIEVE NET ZERO CO2 BY 2050 or an Economic Depression
ECONOMICS (GDP)
- Increasing climate extremes cost $390 billion in 2020.
- Present trends indicate a 10%-GDP-decrease depression
-Carbon Fee Plus Dividend solution
NON-CARBON EMITTING TECHNOLOGIES:
Electric Vehicles (EVs) charged by
Next generation nuclear reactors
Great Energy Efficiency Day Welcome: Kateri Callahan, Alliance to Save EnergyAlliance To Save Energy
Presentation from the Alliance to Save Energy's 2010 Great Energy Efficiency Day, which took place on March 10, 2010 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
Georgia Southeastern Solar Summit KeynoteBill Nussey
How Georgia Can Help Lead the Global Energy Transformation by Bill Nussey, presented at the 10th anniversary of the Southeastern Solar Summit in October 2018
ACHIEVE NET ZERO CO2 BY 2050 or an Economic Depression
ECONOMICS (GDP)
- Increasing climate extremes cost $390 billion in 2020.
- Present trends indicate a 10%-GDP-decrease depression
-Carbon Fee Plus Dividend solution
NON-CARBON EMITTING TECHNOLOGIES:
Electric Vehicles (EVs) charged by
Next generation nuclear reactors
Contents: Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst: Utilities continue to prepare to implement the EPA's most sweeping carbon-dioxide rule to date.
-Nuclear Still Delivers: Some public power utilities continue to invest in nuclear power plants as CO2-free, diversified energy sources.
-Smart Start for Public Power: Utilities modernized the gird with smart meters.
-Power in Numbers: New Jersey public power utilities are trying to secure state legislation that would allow them to work together through a joint action agency and harness economies of scale.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Power magazine is the trade magazine for the more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities that serve more than 48 million people in the United States. The American Public Power Association publishes the magazine bi-monthly online and in print.
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https://instagram.com/publicpowerorg/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-public-power-association
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LABC Solar Fit 4 LA presentation to MVCCSherri Akers
The LABC has made this presentation to the MVCC Green Committee and the following motion will be presented to the MVCC Board on Tuesday night Sept 14th.
The Mar Vista Community Council would like to extend our support to the Los Angeles Business
Council/UCLA’s proposed 600 MW Feed-in Tariff (FiT) program for the City of Los Angeles. We agree that the LABC/UCLA proposed program is an important step that our city can take right now to promote renewable energy in Los Angeles.
The LABC/UCLA Solar FiT program has already attracted the strong support of organizations
representing business, labor, the environment and numerous communities from around the city. We are pleased to join this extensive coalition of supporters because we believe the program offers great environmental and economic benefits for Los Angeles and its residents.
The State of Solar Energy, 2014: Is Solar Energy now mainstream? What can we expect for 2015.
This step by step slideshare outlines the facts that put solar energy as the new energy source for the next decade.
Hawaii - Transitioning to 100 per cent Renewable Energy - Limitations: Curren...CliftonHasegawa1
Hawaii has the highest electricity rates in the country
Residential 28.95 cents/kWh
Commercial 27.56 cents/kWh
The U.S. average is 13.6 cents per kilowatt hour
- Choose Energy “Electric Rates by State”
January 5, 2021
Speaking to participants of the Asia Pacific Research Center's Peer Review on Energy Efficiency, Castelli offered a status update on energy efficiency in the U.S., and the ways that energy efficiency programs are financed, monitored and measured there. After briefing the audience on the history of energy legislation in the U.S., Castelli introduced them to the energy efficiency provisions of the recently passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Executive summary for Last Chance Saloon for CSP (Concentrated Solar Power)Simon Thompson
This is the executive summary for "Last Chance Saloon for Gen 3 CSP" which is a report and forecast from Rethink Energy.
It’s about the global Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) business which, although small compared to photovoltaic or wind power, will be a $10 billion global industry by 2030. How so?
Previous CSP marquee projects such as the “tower power” plants of the Mojave Desert have proved to be expensive and R&D-hungry. Although impressive, they’ve tarnished the sector and in recent years investment has gone elsewhere.
It means that CSP has effectively lain moribund for a decade.
But in recent years a new wave of technology-driven CSP companies have brought a swathe of minor innovations, improvements on efficiency and cheaper equipment to the market.
CSP can now provide temperatures of 1,000 degrees Celsius, enabling the technology to play a role in the decarbonization of the cement, steelmaking, and mining industries. And in China there are plans to use CSP on the power grid as “peak-shaving” energy storage.
Does this mean that this 3rd generation of CSP activity will lead to profitable returns? What are the new technologies and who are the players? And what will be the impact of the global demand for hydrogen on CSP?
The answer to these questions and more can be found in Last Chance Saloon for Gen 3 CSP in this 30-page report, illustrated with graphs and accompanied by an Excel spreadsheet with projections.
Check out
https://rethinkresearch.biz/reports-category/rethink-energy-research/
for more details about this forecast and the Rethink Energy service
Lattice White Paper-LENRs: Cutting Energy's Gordian Knot-April 12 2010 Lewis Larsen
EXCERPT from Lattice Energy LLC - White Paper - Commercializing Low Energy Nuclear Reactions -LENRs: Cutting Energy's Gordian Knot- A Grand Challenge for Science and Energy- April 12, 2010
Contents: Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst: Utilities continue to prepare to implement the EPA's most sweeping carbon-dioxide rule to date.
-Nuclear Still Delivers: Some public power utilities continue to invest in nuclear power plants as CO2-free, diversified energy sources.
-Smart Start for Public Power: Utilities modernized the gird with smart meters.
-Power in Numbers: New Jersey public power utilities are trying to secure state legislation that would allow them to work together through a joint action agency and harness economies of scale.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Power magazine is the trade magazine for the more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities that serve more than 48 million people in the United States. The American Public Power Association publishes the magazine bi-monthly online and in print.
Join the discussion! Use #PublicPower and connect with us:
https://www.facebook.com/americanpublicpower
https://twitter.com/publicpowerorg
https://instagram.com/publicpowerorg/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-public-power-association
https://www.pinterest.com/publicpowerorg/
LABC Solar Fit 4 LA presentation to MVCCSherri Akers
The LABC has made this presentation to the MVCC Green Committee and the following motion will be presented to the MVCC Board on Tuesday night Sept 14th.
The Mar Vista Community Council would like to extend our support to the Los Angeles Business
Council/UCLA’s proposed 600 MW Feed-in Tariff (FiT) program for the City of Los Angeles. We agree that the LABC/UCLA proposed program is an important step that our city can take right now to promote renewable energy in Los Angeles.
The LABC/UCLA Solar FiT program has already attracted the strong support of organizations
representing business, labor, the environment and numerous communities from around the city. We are pleased to join this extensive coalition of supporters because we believe the program offers great environmental and economic benefits for Los Angeles and its residents.
The State of Solar Energy, 2014: Is Solar Energy now mainstream? What can we expect for 2015.
This step by step slideshare outlines the facts that put solar energy as the new energy source for the next decade.
Hawaii - Transitioning to 100 per cent Renewable Energy - Limitations: Curren...CliftonHasegawa1
Hawaii has the highest electricity rates in the country
Residential 28.95 cents/kWh
Commercial 27.56 cents/kWh
The U.S. average is 13.6 cents per kilowatt hour
- Choose Energy “Electric Rates by State”
January 5, 2021
Speaking to participants of the Asia Pacific Research Center's Peer Review on Energy Efficiency, Castelli offered a status update on energy efficiency in the U.S., and the ways that energy efficiency programs are financed, monitored and measured there. After briefing the audience on the history of energy legislation in the U.S., Castelli introduced them to the energy efficiency provisions of the recently passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Executive summary for Last Chance Saloon for CSP (Concentrated Solar Power)Simon Thompson
This is the executive summary for "Last Chance Saloon for Gen 3 CSP" which is a report and forecast from Rethink Energy.
It’s about the global Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) business which, although small compared to photovoltaic or wind power, will be a $10 billion global industry by 2030. How so?
Previous CSP marquee projects such as the “tower power” plants of the Mojave Desert have proved to be expensive and R&D-hungry. Although impressive, they’ve tarnished the sector and in recent years investment has gone elsewhere.
It means that CSP has effectively lain moribund for a decade.
But in recent years a new wave of technology-driven CSP companies have brought a swathe of minor innovations, improvements on efficiency and cheaper equipment to the market.
CSP can now provide temperatures of 1,000 degrees Celsius, enabling the technology to play a role in the decarbonization of the cement, steelmaking, and mining industries. And in China there are plans to use CSP on the power grid as “peak-shaving” energy storage.
Does this mean that this 3rd generation of CSP activity will lead to profitable returns? What are the new technologies and who are the players? And what will be the impact of the global demand for hydrogen on CSP?
The answer to these questions and more can be found in Last Chance Saloon for Gen 3 CSP in this 30-page report, illustrated with graphs and accompanied by an Excel spreadsheet with projections.
Check out
https://rethinkresearch.biz/reports-category/rethink-energy-research/
for more details about this forecast and the Rethink Energy service
Lattice White Paper-LENRs: Cutting Energy's Gordian Knot-April 12 2010 Lewis Larsen
EXCERPT from Lattice Energy LLC - White Paper - Commercializing Low Energy Nuclear Reactions -LENRs: Cutting Energy's Gordian Knot- A Grand Challenge for Science and Energy- April 12, 2010
Does your work-based learning program provide equal opportunities for the young men and women in your academy? Come explore guidelines for providing equity during recruitment, counseling and coaching of girls in NAF programs. Hear expert advice on how to take positive actions to address gender imbalance in your work-based learning plan, as well as the legal obligations of academy staff in this important area.
Entrepreneurship - A Blueprint for Success!NAFCareerAcads
Do you struggle with finding strategies to teach entrepreneurship to all students across the curriculum? This interactive session will give you a chance to understand the impact that entrepreneurship education can have on your NAF academies, provide several turn-key activities to incorporate entrepreneurship and identify additional resources for implementation.
Teacher externships are a powerful way to revitalize your teaching and see firsthand how classroom skills and knowledge translate to the workplace. Come learn the first steps of planning a successful teacher externship program, hear ideas on where to look for support and sponsorship and view templates and checklists to get you started on setting up a valuable workplace experience.
Here is a brief PESTEL analyses that I put together for one of my MBA classes.
This is an area that I have some personal interest and have been trying to follow but I am not professionally engage so I would love to hear from the many of the Offshore Winds Experts and from self studiers as my self that are part of my LinkedIn network.
Please feel free to comments or send me a personal message.
Alliance President Kateri Callahan at the World Energy Engineering ConferenceAlliance To Save Energy
On October 1st Alliance President Kateri Callahan had the honor of delivering the keynote address at the World Energy Engineering Conference (WEEC) in Washington, DC. With the theme, “Visions for Sustainability and Climate Change”, the conference was attended by over 500 international energy industry professionals keen to learn more about carbon reduction and sustainable business practices. In my presentation, Callahan highlighted opportunities – many of them falling within the provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 – open to both the building and industrial sectors to lower carbon emissions in a cost-effective manner. Energy efficiency is integral to this process, and she shared with audience the myriad of ways that this – our quickest, cleanest and cheapest source of energy – can fuel the industrial and building sectors as they forge that path toward sustainability.
A Geological Perspective On Global WarmingPaul Schumann
By Peter Rose
The relative contribution of Man's activities, as opposed to Nature's activities,,to the observed recent rises in Earth temperatures, is unresolved. In addition to the oft-noted inability of climate modeling to reproduce the documented recent past, a major shortcoming of contemporary climate studies is that they rest upon very short time spans, whereas climate change considered from a geological perspective encourages much less anxiety about the climate future of the world. If it turns out that most observed global warming is the result of natural causes, as seems increasingly likely, proposed voluntary economic initiatives by Western nations to limit CO2 emissions will constitute a serious and unnecessary economic wound, self-inflicted at the worst possible time. Sunspot cycles suggest that we are about to enter -- indeed may have already begun -- an extended period of global cooling. Recent unsavory revelations (“Climate Gate”) have cast doubt on thedependability of the science underpinning Anthropogenic Global Warming.
Peter R. Rose (BS, MA, PhD, Geology, University of Texas at Austin) is a certified petroleum geologist who was Staff Geologist with Shell Oil Company; Chief, Oil and Gas Branch of the U.S. Geological Survey; and Chief Geologist and Director of Frontier Exploration for Energy Reserves Group, Inc. (now BHP Petroleum (Americas), Inc.). In 1980, he established his own independent oil and gas consulting firm, Telegraph Exploration, Inc. His clients include most major U.S. companies and prominent independents as well as many international firms and state oil companies. Dr. Rose has explored for oil and gas in most North American geological provinces and has published and lectured widely on U.S. resource assessment, basin analysis, play development, prospect evaluation, and risk and uncertainty in exploration. He has taught extensively at the professional level and was a 1985/1986 AAPG Distinguished Lecturer.
NAF launched NAF Track Certified Hiring at NAF Next. The program gives students who earn a NAF certificate a leg up with job opportunities with 10 of the nation's leading companies.
Bridging the gap between poverty and success is a challenge for all academies. This session will highlight the obstacles associated with students who are economically disadvantaged and provide practical solutions for supporting students facing these problems.
What Difference Does it Make-- Reviewing Evidence on School- Employer Partner...NAFCareerAcads
The seminar will present an authoritative overview of recent national and international research into the impact that employer engagement in education has on young people as they move through schooling and ultimately into the work world. Learn how and why employer interventions can have positive impacts on the success of young people.
SCAS Panel Session - Unique Solutions and Practical IdeasNAFCareerAcads
NAF developed a next-generation assessment system designed to model real-world demands, including the integrated application of academic, career-technical and workforce readiness skills. Designed to bridge the gap among high school career-technical programs, post-secondary course articulation, admission policies and workforce readiness, Student Certification Assessment System (SCAS) assesses a broad range of content and skills through rigorous end-of-course exams and evidence-based portfolios combined with supervisor and teacher feedback. This open and interactive panel session will explore benefits and opportunities while providing a problem-oriented approach to implementing and supporting SCAS. Panelists will represent different perspectives, and will be able to offer unique solutions and share practical ideas.
Scaffolding Your Work-Based Learning Program for Grades 9-12NAFCareerAcads
Do you want to have a concrete action plan for implementing work-based learning into your academy? This session will provide your academy with the scaffolding tools necessary to create a four-year sequenced plan for your students. See how a strong work-based learning plan can include meaningful activities, lesson plans as well as development procedures for utilizing your community and local businesses in the classroom.
SAS Programming for High School - Giving Students the Power to KnowNAFCareerAcads
SAS has created a tremendous opportunity for high school students to learn skills that involve not only programming but critical thinking and problem solving. This workshop will explain SAS, show why it should be taught, explore what it looks like in the classroom and highlight the connection between SAS and the NAF AOIT curriculum.
Providing Students a Quality Internship - Keys to SuccessNAFCareerAcads
Providing a quality internship for every student is one of our main objectives at NAF. This interactive panel discussion will address key steps to ensure the NAF internship is a game-changing experience for every student and will clarify the role everyone – educators, employers, students and parents – needs to play. Best practices will also be shared, enabling participants to draw from their experiences and share their own perspectives.
Lessons Learned on the Journey to Create a Great Intern ProgramNAFCareerAcads
Come hear how to design and implement a successful internship program from a team that's built a great model in Dallas through a partnership between the Dallas Independent School District and Capital One.
This interdisciplinary visual design project brings together topics from government, English, health and digital design for real world analysis. Students study the effects of food choices on personal health, the environment, the economy and the influence of marketing and packaging on those choices. Students learn that what they eat not only affects their health, but the health of the world. Partners from the design and health care field coach students as they develop and design their food package.
With the help of research and district experts, this session will cover how to identify the right data to highlight for specific audiences, how to develop the best formats to present data in various situations and how to access the available tools and documents that NAF provides to assist with results-based marketing.
With the help of research and district experts, this session will cover how to identify the right data to highlight for specific audiences, how to develop the best formats to present data in various situations and how to access the available tools and documents that NAF provides to assist with results-based marketing.
Project Lead The Way - A K-12 STEM Program of StudyNAFCareerAcads
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) offers an engaging K-12 STEM curriculum. This session will discuss PLTW programming at all levels and how it incorporates activity, project and problem-based learning to help students think critically, problem solve and collaborate.
Program Data 101 - From Data Center to Academy Assessment to Action Planning–...NAFCareerAcads
Designed for new academies, this session will focus on ways to meet critical deadlines and use data to inform your academy improvement plan. Academies will share their timelines and strategies for collecting data, meeting with leaders to score the academy assessment and how they use results to create action plans for improvement. The session promises to be informative for new academies looking for help in developing good habits for involving others and creating a plan for their academy development efforts.
Preparing Your Students to Secure and Succeed in a Corporate InternshipNAFCareerAcads
This workshop will discuss the processes and criteria for selecting and hiring interns at KPMG, one of the "big four" public accounting firms. During the workshop, KPMG presenters will share the firm’s resume review processes, interviewing protocols, selection indicators and hiring practices so that academy directors and advisory board members will be in a better position to prepare their academy students for these key internship positions. Tips for how to be successful on the job will be shared.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
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Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
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This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
2. Why Alternative Energies?
The rise of gasoline and oil prices may be the most prominent concern
driving the consuming public’s interest in alternative fuels, but there are a
variety of other factors that attract investors and consumers to the
alternative energy sector:
Global Industry
Concerns of global warming
Public desire for energy independence
Geopolitical concerns
Expansion of federal and/or state incentives and tax benefits.
The alternative energy sector offers dramatic growth whereas the
oil industry can potentially become stagnant
Significant increase in the generation and distribution of
alternative energies
3. Industry History
1700
Coal Begins to
Displace Use of
Other Energies
1800/1821
Process of Electrolysis
Discovered. First Natural
Gas Well in US Is drilled
1882
First Electric Plant Built by
Thomas Edison in New
York. First Hydroelectric
plan in operation
1888
First Windmill to
Generate Electricity
1906
The "Free Alcohol Bill" Is
Signed to Promote the
Use of Alcohol as an
Alternative to Gasoline
1924-1927
First Federal Law
Established to Control
Pollution from the Oil
Industry. First Commercial
Wind Turbines Sold to
Generate Electricity
1957
First Commercial
Nuclear Power Plant
Begins Operation
1973
OPEC Oil Embargo
Against the US Causes
Gas Shortages and
Rationing
1977
Department of Energy
Organization Act Is
Signed, Creating the US
Department of Energy
4. Industry History (Cont.)
1979
Three Mile Island
Nuclear Accident in
Pennsylvania
1986/1989
Largest Nuclear Accident
Ever Takes Place at
Chernobyl. Exxon Valdez
Disaster in Alaska
Becomes the Largest Oil
Spill in US Waters
2003
President Bush Unveils
the Hydrogen Fuel
Initiative to Promote
Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Development
2009
US Invests $3.4
Billion to Modernize
Energy Grid
2010/2011
BP Oil Rig Explodes &
Causes Largest Oil
Spill in US History.
Earthquake off Coast
of Japan Damages
Six Power plants
2012
US Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC)
Approves New
Nuclear Power Plants
5. Variety of Alternatives
• Nuclear
• Natural Gas
• Biomass
• Geothermal
• Wind
• Solar
• Hydroelectricity
• Wave
• Tidal Power
• Landfill Gas
6. Energy Regulation
• Department of Energy (DOE)
• North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC)
• U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
• Bureau of Ocean Energy Mgmt. (BOEM)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST)
• Chemical Safety Board (Recommendations)
• Deregulation of Electricity Utilities
7. Mission Statement
“The AES Corporation is a global power company with
generation and distribution companies. Through our
portfolio of thermal and renewable fuel sources-biomass,
coal, diesel, gas, hydropower, solar, wind—we safely
provide affordable and sustainable energy in 29 countries.
We are committed to operational excellence and to
meeting the world’s changing energy needs.”
Target Market: All Building owners
looking to utilize electricity. Virtually
the entire world.
8. AES History
1980’s
AES is founded
First AES power plant built
AES becomes largest independent power producer in the USA
1998
AES acquires a minority stake in a power plant in the first-and-only
generation privatization in India
2002-2011
AES pioneers new pollution control technology and biomass
conversions in 5 countries.
Brought Renewable energy to market through acquisition and
development of AES Wind generation in the U.S. and Europe
2012
AES Brings patented storage operation system to market
9. AES Corporation Marketing
• The AES Corporation (AES) is a global
power company
• AES owns a portfolio of electricity
generation and distribution businesses
in 25 countries across five continents
• Distribution networks serving over 11 million
people
• Generation capacity of approximately
43,000 megawatts (MW)
Strengths
• Global presence
• Strong financial performance
• Diversified and balanced
energy portfolio
Weaknesses
• Concentrated suppliers and
customers
• Very Slow Growth in latter years
Opportunity
• Project order backlog
• Increasing demand for
electricity in the U.S.
• Focus on alternative energy
Threats
• Rising fuel prices
• Foreign currency fluctuation
• Environmental regulations
Coal
37%
Natural Gas
36%
Renewables
23%
Oil
2%
Diesel
2%
AES Energy Generation
Portfolio
10. AES ManagementCharles Rossoti
Non Executive Chairman of the board
Holds MBA with high distinction
from Harvard Business school. From
1997 to 2002 Rossoti was the
commissioner of internal revenue
for the IRS
Executive Vice
President, CFO
COO, Executive
Vice President
CIO, SVP of
Global
Operations
Brian Miller
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel, and
Corporate Secretary
Andrés Gluski
President, Director, CEO
Holds insightful experience in the
global electricity business. Named
International CEO of the Year by
Latin Trade Magazine
11. AES Litigation
Craig Imler, et al. v. AES Corporation, et al
Claim: AES issued a series of material misrepresentations to the
market between April 26, 2001 and February 14, 2002, thereby
artificially inflating the price of AES securities.
Outcome: AES settled the lawsuits which resulted in them having
to pay a total of $5 million to the settlement fund.
Donald O. Stafford, et al. v. AES Corporation, et al.
Claim: AES materially misrepresented the Company's business
condition and failing to disclose material facts concerning the
impact of the business decline of its United Kingdom operations
Outcome: Court dismissed all of the claims except for the claim
alleging that the registration statement and prospectus
disseminated to the IPALCO stockholders for purposes of the
Share Exchange failed to disclose purported temporary defaults
on their contracts
12. Mission Statement
“At Duke Energy, we make people’s lives better by providing
gas and electric services in a sustainable way — affordable,
reliable and clean. This requires us to constantly look for ways
to improve, to grow and to reduce our impact on the
environment.”
13. Duke Energy History
Early 1900’s
Catawba Power Company is founded by three visionaries
Catawba Hydro Station became CPC’s first electricity providing power plant
Hydroelectric fleet continues to grow and begins to serve both commercial
and residential grids
1965
The first nuclear project, the Keowee-Toxaway Project, was launched
Keowee-Toxaway project earns Duke Energy its first of three Edison Awards, the
power industry's highest honor
1980’s
Duke Power president leads the creation of the Institute of Nuclear Power
Operations
Duke president again takes the lead and organized the World Association of
Nuclear Operators
1990’s
Duke takes interest in natural gas
Duke Power and PanEnergy merged to form Duke Energy
2000-Present
Duke Energy and Cinergy Corp merge expanding services into 3 states
Duke Energy and Progress Energy merge and expands service into Florida and
forms the largest electric utility in the United States
14. Duke Energy Mgmt.
Jim Rogers
Chairman, President and CEO
Rogers has been with Duke Energy
for over 15 years. Also he was
Chairman and CEO of Cinergy
Corp. from 1994 until its merger
with Duke Energy
Jennifer Weber
Executive Vice
President and CHRO
Keith Trent
Executive Vice
President and
COO
Lee Mazzocchi
Senior Vice President
and CIO
Lynn Good
Executive Vice
President and
CFO
15. Duke Energy
Marketing
Strengths
• Strong market position
• Increasing revenues and
operating profits
• Extensive generation,
transmission and transportation
infrastructure
Weaknesses
• Concentrated area of operation
• Unfavorable generation portfolio
Opportunity
• Growing popularity of renewable
energy
• Rising population in Ohio
• Increasing demand for electricity
in the U.S.
Threats
• Consolidation in the North
American electricity utility
industry
• Compliance to enviromental
laws and regulations
• Economic slowdown in the U.S.
• Corporate Social
Responsibility
• New Nuclear Generation
• Smart Grid
• Energy Efficiency &
Conservation Initiatives
Coal
94%
1%
1% 1%
.03% 2%
1%
2012 Duke Energy Generation
Portfolio (Indiana)
Hydro
Renewable
Mkt
EE
CC
CT
16. Duke Energy Litigation
KENNETH WALTON GEORGE, et al, v. DUKE ENERGY RETIREMENT
CASH BALANCE PLAN, et al. (2002)
Claim: The class pursued claims that Duke Energy calculated
interest credits at an incorrect rate and that Duke energy also
failed to properly calculate certain lump sum distributions.
Outcome: Duke Energy and plaintiffs came to settlement resulting
in Duke Energy paying $30 million dollars to class members
Maurine Nieman, et al. v. Duke Energy Corporation, et al.
(2012)
Claim: The class is currently pursuing claims that Duke Energy
issued misleading statements about their merger with “Progress
Energy” in order to obtain approval from Progress Energy’s Board
of Directors.
Outcome: Pending
17. Mission Statement
“We are committed to meet future energy demand with less
impact on our climate and with minimal burden on the
nation’s economy. To meet these challenges, the Exelon
family of companies strives for the highest standards in all
aspects of energy, from generation to marketing to delivery.”
18. Exelon History
Early 1900’s
The Philadelphia Electric Company (PE) is incorporated
Samuel Insull merges Commonwealth Electric Company and
Chicago Edison Company to form Commonwealth Edison (ComEd)
1930’s
PE merges with United Gas Improvement Company
1953
The Public Service Company of Northern Illinois merges with ComEd
1960’s
ComEd operates the nation's first privately financed commercial
nuclear power station
1990-2000
PE adopts the name PECO Energy Company; ComEd becomes part
of a new holding company, Unicom Corporation
PECO and Unicom merge to form Exelon Corporation
2012
Exelon Corporation merges with Constellation
19. Exelon Management
Christopher Crane
President & CEO
Crane has over 30 years in the
alternative energy industry. Since
joining Exelon in 1998, Crane
served as Chief Nuclear officer,
and currently serves as president
and CEO.
Amy Best
Senior VP & CHRO
Best is responsible for setting
the human resources
strategy and service delivery
for 9,500 employees.
Ruth Gillis
Executive VP & CAO
Gillis joined the Exelon
family in 2000. Gillis has
over 35 years in the
financial sectors.
Jonathan Thayer
Executive VP CFO
Thayer has been with
Exelon for over 10
years. Has an MBA
from Harvard University
Sonny Garg
Senior VP & CIO
Controls all aspects
of IT and oversees
1300 IT employees.
20. Exelon Marketing
Corporate Social
Responsibility
Diversified Energy
Portfolio
Exelon 2020
Strengths
• Significant nuclear power
generation assets
• Strong retail customer base
• Extensive generation,
transmission and transportation
infrastructure
Weaknesses
• Sluggish revenue growth and
fluctuating margins
• Weak performance of ComEd
• Dependence to meet financial
obligations
Opportunity
• Growing popularity of
renewable energy
• Investment in solar energy
• Increasing demand for
electricity in the U.S.
Threats
• Consolidation in the North
American electricity utility
industry
• Environmental Liabilities
• Expiry of PPA
Nuclear
55%
Gas
28%
Oil
3%
Wind/Solar
4%
Hydro
6%
Coal
4%
Exelon Energy Generation
Portfolio
21. Exelon Corp. Litigation
Nicholas Stavros, et al., v. Exelon Corporation, et al.
Claim: Exelon repeatedly issued statements concerning the strength
of its operations and repeatedly assured the market that it would
meet or beat its $4.50 per share earnings figure for 2001.
Outcome: Exelon won the case. Defendants' earnings projections
were accompanied by sufficient cautionary language such that the
statements fall under the first prong of the PSLRA's safe harbor.
United States v. Exelon Corporation and Constellation Energy
Group, Inc.
Claim: Exelon’s acquisition of Constellation Energy group would
create one of the largest electricity companies in the United States,
and substantially lessen competition.
Outcome: The courts ruled that the acquisition of Constellation may
be approved given that Exelon sell three electricity-generating plants.
24. Technological Impact
• Technology is always changing and evolving
• New safety and protection to avoid disasters
• More efficient energy generation structures
• The U.S. is investing in technology to increase the production
of Alternative Energies
“The advance of technology, like the growth of population
and industry, has also been proceeding exponentially.”
----CARL KAYSEN, Foreign Affairs
25. Alternative Energy’s Future
• Research into Polymer Solar Cells
• Common Algae for Biofuel Production
• Flying Wind Farms: Future Power Harvesters
26. My Recommendation
• A lot of room for growth
• Diversified Energy generation portfolio
• Stable financials
• Great Management background*
*AES Legislation issues