EnergyBiz - November/December 2007 - (Page 6)

» LetteRs VOLUME 4 // ISSUE 5 SEPT 07 // OCT 07 energybizmag.com AN ENERGY CENTRAL PUBLICATION EUROPE’S NEW APPROACHES TO Arch Coal’s Future Focus WIND & OCEAN POWER EXECUTIVE PAY TRENDS CEOS BURKE, RATCLIFFE, ROGERS, STERBA AND MORE constraints are already becoming apparent and they will become increasingly so. Coal is not nearly as economical as the coal companies have led us to believe and we are already starting to see these increasing costs reflected in our electric bills. Leslie Glustrom Boulder, Colo. eDITor IN cHIeF Martin Rosenberg marty.rosenberg@energycentral.com 913 385 9909 cHIeF coPY eDITorS Don Bishop, Martha Collins SeNIor eDITorS Warren B. Causey, Ken Silverstein, William Opalka wcausey@energycentral.com 770 443 5866 ksilverstein@energycentral.com 304 345 5777 bill.opalka@energycentral.com 860 633 0090 NewS eDITorS Rachel Rosebrook rachel.rosebrook@energycentral.com 303 782 5510 x139 FeATUre wrITerS Lee Buchsbaum, Lisa Cohn, Darrell Delamaide, James Dukart, Richard Korman, Salvatore Salamone, Al Senia, Richard Schlesinger, Gary Stern creATIve DIrecTor Jürgen Mantzke DePUTY ArT DIrecTor Andrew Sternard PUbLISHer Mark Johnson mark.johnson@energycentral.com 303 782 5510 x109 vIce PreSIDeNT/mArKeTING Audra Drazga audra.drazga@energycentral.com 303 782 5510 x146 AccoUNT eXecUTIveS C1_Ebiz091007.indd 1 8/22/07 5:49:56 PM C1_ebiz070807.indd 1 6/24/07 10:38:34 PM Politics,” [September/October] I’m very disappointed that you failed to include Bill Richardson’s position. Bill is the only candidate who is qualified on the energy issue by virtue of his experience as the former U.S. Energy Secretary. E. V. (Al) Garcia Sacramento, Calif. IN the artICle, “power The article written by James Haines, “Uncharted Waters,” [July/August] was very factual and very informative. I have been in the electric utility business for 41 years and it is amazing how similar we both feel about our industry. I hope there are a lot of people that look at history of the utility market, because it will give them a lot of insight into the future. Charles Grannis Oakland, Calif. I really enjoyed the September/October edition. I only have a chance to read my trade magazines on an airplane or similar trip. I went cover to cover on this one. One small point. The photo on page 16 is of a generator and not, as the caption indicates, a turbine. You can infer from my letter that I am an electrical engineer. James R. Rasmussen Bellevue, Wash. The article, “Natural Gas Challenges,” [September/October] was a little onesided. Perhaps the reason Congress is reluctant to allow development of resources on federal lands is because for once they are actually listening to the people, rather the boardroom. Curt Sommer West Linn, Ore. I don’t understand Gary Snodgrass’s statement that Exelon’s shareholders, not its ratepayers, pay the CEO’s compensation, “Proxy Revelations,” [July/August]. Does Exelon actually issue shares to fund executive compensation? Even if it does it’s the ratepayers who pay the dividends to those shareholders, and the ratepayers and their representatives on the regulatory commissions have a legitimate interest in executive compensation. Thomas F. Butler Chattanooga, Tenn. Mike Elmer, David Jeans, Ken Manes, Jean Micketti sales@energycentral.com 303 782 5510 x100 ADverTISING coorDINATor Stephanie Wilson mArKeTING mANAGer Stephanie Fisher ProJecT coorDINATor PJ Davis TecHNoLoGY SUPPorT Dan Wilson, Tim Anderson cUSTomer ServIce Shamane Curtis bILLING Monica Coffey ENERGY CENTRAL www.energycentral.com PreSIDeNT/ceo Steve Drazga vIce PreSIDeNT/coNTeNT Mark Johnson SeNIor vIce PreSIDeNT/GroUP PUbLISHer Tim L. Tobeck SeNIor vIce PreSIDeNT/SIerrA eNerGY GroUP Mike Smith 2821 South Parker Road Suite 1105 Aurora, CO 80014 PHoNe: 303 782 5510 FAX: 303 782 5331 high-quality reprints, please contact Larry Robinson larry.robinson@energycentral.com 303 782 5510 x115 Media kits are available by contacting Larry Robinson, advertising sales manager 2821 S. Parker Road, Suite 1105, Aurora, CO 80014 or e-mailing sales@energycentral.com. ADverTISerS: rePrINTS: For The September/October issue was the best ever and the CEO summit article, “Getting Ready for Change” is a must read for every person in our industry. Congratulations on the excellent work. Don McDonnell Marietta, Ga. Over the past 30 years, CEO pay has risen dramatically compared to average worker pay. Is this justified or simply a demonstration of how well the CEO socializes with the board of directors? Most are vastly overpaid. Top executives offer little strategy. The CEO has simply become a spokesperson who repeats the corporate line developed by the legal staff. Hire an actor for TV interviews and save the money. Bruce Gerhold Bartlesville, Okla. I would like to comment on your cover articles, “King Coal,” [September/ October.] I hope EnergyBiz will soon do a more detailed article on coal costs and the geologic and therefore economic constraints on the availability of coal from the Powder River Basin. These To contribute to the Letters column, please e-mail your submission to energybiz.editor@energycentral.com. Provide your name, address and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for style and space. 6 E n E rgyB i z November/December 2007 http://www.energycentral.com

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EnergyBiz - November/December 2007 Contents Continental Grid Vision Needed Readers’ Views and Opinions Next for National Grid Clearing the Air The Need for Nuclear Energy Trade Status Report The Innovators California On The Leading Edge FERC Sparks Change Getting Coal Right Leadership in Times of Turmoil Innovation Delivers Return A Tale of Two IPOs LNGs Bright Prospects Generation Techologies The Age of Superconductors Leaders with Vision Get Ready for Plug-in Hybrids Betting on Batteries Cost of Decarbonizing Nuclear Helmsman – A chat with Dale Klein, Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Global Energy Snapshot; Low-Income Energy Help; IT Spending Robust; The Greening of State Regulators; Generating Support Simplifying Offshore Wind Regs Chasing Construction Costs Energy Agency Sets New Course Deregulation Means Higher Rates Go-To Staffer Nightmare in Manhatten

EnergyBiz - November/December 2007

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