Utilities Still Plagued by Uncertainty,Must Move Forward

摘要

For several years, utilities have had little clarity when it comes to capital spending decisions. That isn't likely to change in 2011. Most experts declared the recession, which played a significant role in utilities' spending decisions in 2009 and 2010, officially ended in 2010. Utilities' capital spending decisions, however, remain clouded by an uncertainty that has plagued them several years: No clear guidance exists on environmental issues. The biggest difference in 2011 is that utilities won't waste much time talking about the need for climate change legislation.