What does the financial community think about nuclear energy?
As part of its work in understanding and helping bridge the gap between the nuclear industry and the financial community, Lacy Consulting Group partners with Chappaqua Capital Consultants in the annual Survey on Attitudes in the Financial Community Toward New Nuclear Construction.
The survey is based on personal interviews with decision makers at investment and commercial banks, private equity and hedge funds, institutional investors and fund managers, and rating agencies and bond insurers.
The 2009 Survey continues the work done in the 2007 and 2008 Surveys. Trends and issues tracked include:
Does the financial community see more or fewer nuclear plants vs. last year?
How is the pool of prospective new owners changing?
How has the downturn in financial markets affected attitudes toward nuclear financing?
Is the financial community changing its views on sponsor size?
How have risk-spreads for financing changed?
Have attitudes toward perceived new nuclear plant risks changed?
What are expectations for the DOE loan guarantee program?
Are expectations for nuclear vendors and suppliers going up? Or sideways?
These and many other important issues are updated and addressed in the 2009 Survey.
2009 Survey results with detailed graphs, charts, analyses and commentary, including trend results from 2007 and 2008, are available for clients.
The 2009 Survey Report, along with the 2007 and 2008 Survey reports, is available for purchase on-line or by contacting Lacy Consulting Group or Chappaqua Capital Consultants.
To discuss a briefing, additional analyses or for questions, please contact:
Bruce Lacy at Lacy Consulting Group, 319.396.1932, blacy@lacyconsultinggroup.com
Lewis Hart at Chappaqua Capital Consultants, 914.666.3494, lewishartccc@aol.com.
