Exelon Energy Corp (EXC)

Add a New Bears Reason Company: Exelon Energy Corp (EXC) Current price: Headline: (100 character max) Analysis: Cancel 66% agree 3 votes   Exelon may be overly optimistic in its strategy to expand its nuclear fleet Top Contributor: Remi Cossart | Created when NYSE:EXC was $70.03 | Edit | History Exelon may be overly optimistic in its strategy to expand its nuclear fleet. If fossil fuel prices retreat from record levels an expansion of nuclear energy project may not be economical. (100 character max) Cancel 50% agree 2 votes   Carbon emissions caps coming Top Contributor: Remi Cossart | Created when NYSE:EXC was $70.03 | Edit | History Exelon itself is a large producer of carbon emissions at its fossil fuel plants, heightened requirements due to more stringent legislation may increase operational expenses and decrease profits. (100 character max) Cancel 50% agree 4 votes   A bet on Entergy is a bet that deregulation will move forward Top Contributor: Remi Cossart | Created when NYSE:EXC was $70.03 | Edit | History The wide unpopularity of rate increases may rob legislators of the political will to move forward with deregulation. Continued regulated prices or rate freezes threaten Exelon's utility companies with insolvency. (100 character max) Cancel 50% agree 2 votes   Nuclear plants cost $6-$10 billion. Where's that money going to come from? Top Contributor: Amit Amin | Created when NYSE:EXC was $42.02 | Edit | History Building nuclear power plants costs $6-$10 billion. Some of that is funded through low or no interest lows offered by the government. Most, however, comes from issuing debt in the markets, which, at the moment, isn't eager to put money into a losing industry. With oil prices back on the decline, and the cost of capital on the rise, Exelon is in a tough place. (100 character max) Cancel

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