This morning, the Biden administration announced that it is seeking to have 45 percent of the nation’s electricity generated by solar panels by the year 2050. To put it kindly,…
California is learning the hard way that people will grow impatient with unreliable energy sources, and this could lead to rolling blackouts this summer in the Golden State. The problem…
Center of the American Experiment is the leading organization in the state of Minnesota promoting reliable, affordable electricity. This is why we believe it is vitally important for our supporters…
In May 2020, Great River Energy made a surprising announcement: It would close the Coal Creek Station — a large, 1,150-megawatt coal plant in North Dakota — if it could…
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…
Yesterday, news broke that the Coal Creek Station, a 1,150-megawatt power plant that is the largest electricity generator in the state of North Dakota, has found a new buyer, which…
Like California, Texas is straining to keep the lights on as unusually warm temperatures increase the demand for electricity for air conditioning. Unfortunately for Texas, their fleet of wind turbines…
The following article was originally written by Sonal Patel, and appeared in Power Magazine: The North American Electric Corp. (NERC) is warning that large swathes of the North American bulk…
Last week, the regional electric grid operator, the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO) declared an emergency, warning that the hot weather, unexpected power plant outages, and high demand was resulting…
Center of the American Experiment is proud to announce that earlier this year, our organization filed 60 pages of comments opposing Xcel Energy’s Green New Deal with the Minnesota Public…
Xcel Energy has finally told the truth about the cost of solar panels, in North Dakota. In a document submitted to the North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC), the equivalent…
Despite winning an Emmy, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has a long history of making the wrong call when it comes to science. In 2015, he banned fracking in New…
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.…
Hundreds of Minnesotans have called WCCO because they are worried that they may see skyrocketing electricity and natural gas bills like those experienced in Texas. Center of the American Experiment…
More than 2.5 million people in Texas are currently experiencing rolling blackouts as temperatures remain in the single digits in many parts of the state. The Lone Star state is currently short…
On January 21, 2021, Governor Walz announced his administration would require 100 percent of Minnesota's electricity to come from "clean energy" by 2040. The plan also seeks to increase mandates for…