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