The market value of nuclear power

Electricity Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 38-45

  Gupta, Nainish K ^a   Thompson, Herbert G ^b  

^a Arthur Andersen LLP   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033211661     PISSN: 10406190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-6190(99)00070-6     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. 1. A recent prediction states that anywhere from 10 to 40 percent of U.S. nuclear plants may be retired prematurely. Five plants have already shut down. It is generally believed that many others will operate in the competitive markets at a loss. See Christopher Seiple, A Nuclear Recovery, PUB. UTIL. FORTNIGHTLY, May 15, 1999, at 10-11.
2. 2. See Dan Donoghue, David Haarmeyer, and Seth Parker, Power Divestiture: The First Wave, INDEPENDENT ENERGY, June 1998, at 36-40.
3. 3. See Kemm Farney's recent report, Cost & Performance Benchmarking of U.S. Thermal Power Plants: Special Study (WEFA Consulting), which analyzes the hidden value in plants that can be obtained through O & M improvements.
4. 4. See David Haarmeyer, Robert T. McWhinney and Ronald Moe, The New England Auction: Regional Strategy for Competitive Generation, PUB. UTIL. FORTNIGHTLY, Feb. 15, 1998, at 34-39.
5. 5. Discussions of non-nuclear generation sales can be found in several of Resource Data International's (RDI) recent ENERGY INSIGHT articles, such as Power Plant Sales Yield Market Trends (Nov. 12, 1998), Generation Sales Advance on Several Fronts (June 14, 1999), and The New Market Players: Who's Buying Where (July 12, 1999).
6. 6. For additional information, see RDI's ENERGY INSIGHT, Nine Mile Sale Sets New Price Point, June 25, 1999.
7. 7. RDI's ENERGY INSIGHT, Illinois Power Unloads Clinton In Deal with AmerGen, PECO Energy, April 19, 1999.
8. 8. For discussion and examples, see Seiple, supra note 1, at 10-11.
9. 9. See Lynsey Layton, Nuclear Industry Watching Calvert Cliffs, WASHINGTON POST, April 1, 1999.
10. 10. See Kate Thomas, Gas: Still The King? ENERGY MARKETS, May 1999, at 14-22.