De-regulation of the electricity industry is a wave that’s sweeping across North America. As Great Lakes Radio Consortium Commentator Suzanne Elston points out, it presents us with an unprecedented window of opportunity:
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Midwest Power Shortage
As summer approaches, utility companies are bracing for possible energy shortages throughout the Midwest. And with many of the region’s nuclear power plants shut down, this summer’s energy crunch could be especially severe. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Steve Frenkel reports:
Utility Workers Build Osprey Nests
A threatened species of raptor is getting extraordinarycooperation from Wisconsin power companies this year. The Great LakesRadio Consortium’s Mike Simonson reports on how powerline workers arebuilding nests for osprey: