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McCarthy Wins Top Energy Policy Award

August 11, 2017

E&E NEWS— Former U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, who led the agency during President Obama's second term, has been picked for the Carnot Prize, awarded by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania.

SCE Nuclear Waste Settlement Highlights Growing Problem for Shuttered Plants

September 19, 2017

UTILITY DIVE— Christina Simeone, director of policy and external affairs at the Kleinman Center comments on a settlement regarding storage of spent nuclear fuel.
How Philly Needs to Prepare for Future Hurricane Seasons

September 12, 2017

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER— Senior Fellow Scott Moore reflects on how Philadelphia should prepare for hurricanes and intense storms.
DOE Quadrennial Energy Review: An insider's perspective

September 11, 2017

DELOITTE— Former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy and current Kleinman Center Senior Fellow Bill Hederman discusses how the Quadrennial Energy Review results could play out in the future.
Managing Risk in the Energyshed

September 8, 2017

LA+ JOURNAL— Kleinman Center researchers Mark Alan Hughes, Cornelia Colijn, and Oscar Serpell draw an instructive comparison between the management of watersheds and energy systems to reduce service-based risk.
A Few Good Listens

September 8, 2017

AXIOS— The latest edition of Energy Policy Now, a cool podcast from the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, has an overview of electric vehicle markets and policies in the U.S. and other nations.
Commentary: Examining the Role of Early-Stage Venture Capital Investment in Energy

September 7, 2017

IEA— Kleinman Birol Fellow Peter Sopher gives his thoughts on energy-related early-stage venture capital deals.
New Gig, Same Environmental Outlook for Former City Mayor

September 5, 2017

STANDARD SPEAKER— Kleinman Center Senior Fellow John Quigley, once the state’s chief environmental regulator, hopes to help develop the next generation of regulations from his new post at the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology.
Former Environmental Secretaries Criticize Bill Changing DEP Permitting

August 24, 2017

STATE IMPACT— Senior Fellow John Quigley comments on how changes aimed at streamlining the Department of Environmental Protection’s permitting process would likely have the opposite effect and lead to lawsuits.
Nuclear Power Faces Big Hurdle: Public Perception

July 27, 2017

In a report for the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, two experts explore the many factors that drive the decision to invest in nuclear energy.
Oil and Gas Lobby Targets Coal and 'Fuel Diversity'

June 23, 2017

"There is no reason that we should rely on this idea that coal-fired baseload is needed especially if we have concerns about climate change," said Christina Simeone, director of policy at the Kleinman Center.
Landmark Marcellus Shale Ruling Favors Enviros in Clash with State

June 21, 2017

John Quigley, former head of the Pennsylvania DEP and Kleinman Center Senior Fellow, noted that he was pleasantly surprised at the sweeping nature of the decision.
There is No Acceptable Alternative to Paris Accords

June 14, 2017

Kleinman Center Director, Mark Alan Hughes, writes about the future of U.S. climate action.
Stakeholder Reforms, Greater State Input Needed to Guide Future of Power Markets

June 8, 2017

Kleinman Center's Christina Simeone says RTO/ISO governance is falling short at precisely the wrong time.
After Trump's Paris Exit, What About Nuclear?

June 5, 2017

The best case for nuclear after the president's exit from the climate treaty, said Christina Simeone, director of policy at the Kleiman Center, is that "backing out of Paris will embolden state actions to reduce carbon, which may help some nuclear plants."
Falling Energy Prices Could Force Closure of Three Mile Island

May 30, 2017

Christina Simeone, Director of Policy at the Kleinman Center, joining KCRW to talk about the closure of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant.
Trump Eyes Rebooting Yucca Mountain, as Nuclear Waste Piles Up

May 30, 2017

Most spent fuel pools weren’t designed to hold more than one or two fuel assemblies at a time, so operators have had to make several modifications to safely contain more, said Christina Simeone, the director of policy and external affairs at the University of Pennsylvania’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.
Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Will Close in 2 years, Owner Says

May 30, 2017

Christina Simeone, of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, said the mid-Atlantic grid operator, PJM, and the U.S. Department of Energy have taken first steps toward policies or recommendations that could help nuclear power plants.
Exelon's Three Mile Island loses bid to provide power

May 25, 2017

"The low price of natural gas, and these hypercompetitive gas resources have been a real win for consumers," said Christina Simeone, director of policy and external affairs at the University of Pennsylvania's Kleinman Center for Energy Policy. "There are no reliability concerns now.
Legal and Policy Challenges to the Dakota Access Pipeline

May 16, 2017

In light of ongoing public interest in the pipeline, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and the Penn Wharton Public Policy Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania recently hosted a joint workshop reviewing the key legal and policy issues raised by the project.
Surging Gas-Fired Power Generation in PJM Region Will Force More Coal Plant Closures, Report Says

May 10, 2017

John Quigley, Pennsylvania’s former environment secretary and now a senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, called the Moody’s report a trusted analysis that confirms existing trends.

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September 19, 2017

SCE Nuclear Waste Settlement Highlights Growing Problem for Shuttered Plants

UTILITY DIVE— Christina Simeone, director of policy and external affairs at the Kleinman Center comments on a settlement regarding storage of spent nuclear fuel.
September 12, 2017

How Philly Needs to Prepare for Future Hurricane Seasons

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER— Senior Fellow Scott Moore reflects on how Philadelphia should prepare for hurricanes and intense storms.
September 11, 2017

DOE Quadrennial Energy Review: An insider's perspective

DELOITTE— Former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy and current Kleinman Center Senior Fellow Bill Hederman discusses how the Quadrennial Energy Review results could play out in the future.

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