How to destroy the myth of cheap wind and solar
Wind and solar advocates often cite a metric called the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) to claim that these energy sources are cheaper than coal, natural gas, and nuclear power plants.1 However,…
Wind and solar advocates often cite a metric called the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) to claim that these energy sources are cheaper than coal, natural gas, and nuclear power plants.1 However,…
The Dakota Resource Council recently told the North Dakota Monitor that it supports the Biden Administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations that experts from the North Dakota Division of Environmental…
American Experiment today called on the Biden administration to harness and store the power of wind energy through the creation of a Strategic Wind Reserve (SWR). The SWR (pronounced SEW-er)…
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) show the USA has recently become the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as we are using this newfound bounty…
In 2022, the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO), the regional grid operator that oversees Minnesota’s electric grid, released a report stating that $10.3 billion would be needed to build the…
A June 2023 poll from Pew Research Center found that support for solar panels among Republicans has fallen by 17 percent since 2016. Support for wind saw a 20 percent…
Thousands of panels on a solar farm southwest of Houston, Texas, were damaged by a powerful hailstorm on March 15, which peppered the panels with baseball-sized hail, according to NewsMax.…
It has been nearly four years since the Columbus statue was torn from its pedestal near the State Capitol as protestors continued destroying property after the murder of George Floyd,…
Bloomberg recently ran a very interesting interview with Brett Christophers about his new book The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet. In the interview, Christophers argues there’s…
On February 6, 2024, members of the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) initiated a proceeding to eliminate energy efficiency and renewable energy rules that conservative regulators say have cost the state’s…
Yesterday, American Experiment policy fellow Isaac Orr testified on a bill that would require customers to opt-in to having their current meters replaced with “smart meters” with no penalties if…
A fundamental problem with the vertically integrated monopoly utility model is that utilities can recover the full cost of an asset, plus a five to ten percent rate of return,…
It’s widely understood that Minnesota borrows a lot of money every year to construct and renovate state and local government buildings. What’s not widely known is that the cost of…
On Thursday, March 14th, Isaac Orr joined Jon Justice on the radio to discuss Xcel Energy’s possible culpability for wildfires in Texas, California’s new scheme to force people to pay…
I have received dozens of calls and emails from our supporters asking whether they should allow Xcel Energy to swap out the electric meters on their homes for a new…
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data show wind generation in Minnesota fell by 2.8 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, which is more than the 2 percent decline in wind…