Natural Gas Set To Win Big Under Trump

Now that elections are over in the US, we thought it would be useful to review some of the broader policy implications of the changing administration for the electric utility industry. There are four themes we want to cover here: environment regulations, prospects for natural gas usage, power generation, new nuclear-powered generation. The incoming Trump administration has made no secret of the fact that they believe climate change is a hoax or a non-issue. As a result we should assume that the mandate of the Environmental Protection Agency will…