The regional electric grid, the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO), recently announced that there is not enough reliable power plant capacity on its system to meet its anticipated peak demand…
American Experiment policy fellow Isaac Orr returns to the Nuclear Barbarians Podcast to discuss his latest feature story in Thinking Minnesota entitled “Below Zero Blackouts.” Isaac and Emmet also dive…
It is a well-understood phenomenon that wind generation in the Midwest essentially disappears when the mercury dips below -22° F. Electricity generation from wind turbines drops under these circumstances because…
The video below is an excellent primer on why the electric grid is becoming less reliable. Merry Christmas!
Last week, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) issued its 2021–2022 Winter Reliability Assessment. The findings were sobering. According to Power Magazine: [The report] warned that much of the…
The largest electric grid operator in the United States is scrambling to ensure it has enough coal for the winter in an attempt to prevent a repeat of the devastating…
Xcel Energy made headlines this week by announcing that they will be seeking to increase the cost of electricity by a massive 21.2 percent over the next three years, but…
Center of the American Experiment’s influence in the national energy conversation continues to grow with our ground-breaking work modeling the high cost of liberal energy policies in states across the…
The following article was written by Emmet Penney and it appeared in The Kernal: In April, the Department of Energy announced the availability of $8.25 billion in loans for electrical transmission projects.…
Minnesota lawmakers often speak fondly of German energy policy, but the country’s decision to shutter its nuclear power plants and instead rely upon wind and solar is setting the nation…
California is reeling from decades of bad energy policy, and it is now expecting residents living in saner states to pay for their mistakes. On Friday, July 9, 2021, and…
On Monday, Center of the American Experiment detailed how California’s electric grid is already struggling to keep up with demand. One facet of this story that deserves greater examination is…
The managers of California’s electricity system can’t promise they’ll be able to keep the lights on this summer, reports the Sacramento Bee. California electricity providers have taken steps to procure…
A picture can say a thousand words. The graph below shows electricity generation in New York state after the closure of the Indian Point power plant. Nuclear generation falls substantially…
The General Manager of the Minnesota Valley Co-Op, Pat Carruth, issued a dire warning about the reliability of Minnesota’s electric grid in the co-op’s April newsletter. In his letter, he…
Xcel Energy has announced its plan to spend $575 million building a 460 megawatt (MW) solar facility in Becker, Minnesota, right next to coal plants they will be prematurely retiring.…