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