Ep. 157 - Kathleen Barron, Exelon Generation

Published: May 3, 2019, 10 a.m.

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