White Papers

This NEI paper describes current conditions in the deregulated, "merchant" electric power markets in the United States, and argues that these markets are not producing price signals sufficient to stimulate investment in new generating capacity or to support continued operation of existing electricity generating plants.

This series of briefing papers provide facts about the clean energy investment incentives created by Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, including taxpayer protections, the benefits of loan guarantees and aspects of a successful program. They also contrast nuclear and renewable loan guarantees.

The main beneficiaries of more than $800 billion of federal energy incentives over the past six decades have been the oil and natural gas industries, a newly updated study reveals.

This report discusses the infrastructure financing tool called "construction work in progress," or "CWIP," that supports new plant construction by allowing recovery of financing costs during construction and ultimately reducing the cost of electricity to consumers.

Electric utilities must build new baseload generating plants to meet future electricity demand.  Because of concern over carbon emissions from coal-fired plants, uncertainty over federal climate change policy, and the volatility of natural gas prices, new nuclear power plants will be part of the portfolio.