The last two coal plants in New England are scheduled to be shuttered by Granite Shore Power by 2028. While New England doesn’t use much coal, little else suffices when…
Last week, Pew Research Center released new polling that shows that “relatively few Americans” believe the U.S. should phase out fossil fuels entirely. Instead, about 7 out of 10 favor…
A report released on April 30 claims that Minnesota generated 54% of its electricity from “carbon-free” sources in 2023. But is it true? That 54% headline figure for “carbon-free,” or…
This piece was originally published at Independent Women’s Forum on May 13, 2024. Read more here: https://www.iwf.org/2024/05/13/jpmorgan-report-carbon-free-energy-transition-needs-reality-check/ A recent report from JPMorgan Chase warns that moving away from fossil fuels…
Photo credit: Tony Webster via Flickr (licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0) North Dakota and West Virginia are leading a coalition of 23 states in suing to stop the EPA’s new…
Wind and solar energy fail to meet the challenges of U.S. electricity generation, according to a recent report by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The report evaluates energy sources…
On Thursday, April 25, 2024, the U.S. EPA issued a slate of rules further regulating the U.S. power sector. Chief among them was the finalized rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing…
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized four rules on the nation’s power plants that will have massive implications for the reliability of the nation’s electricity grid. Chief among…
Monopoly electric utility companies in Wisconsin are seeking massive bill increases on their customers because these companies are malinvesting $800 million by building new wind turbines, solar panels, and natural…
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…
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…
In many ways, 2023 feels like the eye of the hurricane threatening the reliability of the American electric grid. It was the first year since 2019 that rolling blackouts didn’t…
On Christmas Eve, 2022, millions of American families experienced rolling blackouts as frigid temperatures brought by Winter Storm Elliot caused fuel supply problems for natural gas power plants throughout the…
Last week, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the international regulatory authority with the mission to ensure the reliability of the electric grid, released the latest version of its…
It has been nearly three years since Winter Storm Uri caused more than 24 million Texans to suffer through four days of rolling power outages due to inadequate electricity supplies. …
There is finally some good news on the inflation front: your home heating bill should be lower this year thanks to lower natural gas prices, according to a new forecast…