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…
On April 14, 2021, the Minnesota State Senate debated legalizing new nuclear power plants in the state, something that has been illegal since 1994. Senate Republicans had included a bill…
Earlier this week, the Minnesota State Senate moved forward to legalize the construction of new nuclear power plants in the state by including it in an omnibus bill for further…
President Joe Biden and Climate “Envoy” John Kerry seem more than happy to tell pipeliners and coal miners that their jobs are over, but the alternative they propose, getting them…
After the Texas blackouts, American Experiment launched a campaign to educate Minnesotans about the importance of reliable energy and share that message with elected officials. In total, we’ve sent more…
Minnesota politicians, along with wind and solar special interest groups, often applaud Germany’s decision to close its nuclear and coal plants in order to build more wind and solar, but…
Today, I’ll be testifying in the Senate Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy Committee on a bill called “Clean Energy First.” You can read the bill by clicking here, and…
Blackouts occurred in Texas and other parts of the country in February 2021. Why? It’s happening because of a complex, market-distorting (and ridiculous) system of having electricity producers bid to…
We’re still unraveling what happened in Texas to cause rolling blackouts for millions of people. One of the most interesting pieces I’ve seen on the power outages is from Dr.…
Residents in Texas are reporting enormous electric bills, some as high as $7,000 to $17,000, due to a surge in electricity demand for home heating during last week’s polar vortex.…
The article below was originally published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune: We need to stop planning our electric system around wind turbines and solar panels, technologies that often fail to show…
The following article was written by Robert Bryce. It originally appeared in Forbes. The massive blast of Siberia-like cold that is wreaking havoc across North America is proving that if we humans want…
On Thursday at 10:30 am, the Minnesota House of Representatives will be holding their hearing on their version of Clean Energy First (CEF). Members of the public who are interested…
The Polar Vortex of 2021 could be the biggest strain on Minnesota's energy system in the last year, and it will be Minnesota's coal, nuclear, and natural gas fleet that…
In December of 2007, The Guardian ran a story describing the bold findings from a report authored by the government of the United Kingdom stating that the nation would be…
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…
Today, I'll be testifying in the Minnesota House of Representatives on their proposed bill that would require 100 percent of Minnesota's electricity to come from "clean" energy by 2040.
Apparently, the Union of Concerned Scientists isn't concerned about making sure that Minnesota does not experience the same kinds of rolling blackouts that California experienced in August when electricity demand…
When it comes to energy policy, legislators in Minnesota often cite Germany as an example of a shining star on a hill. This fondness for Germany probably stems from the…
On December 7, the first nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates began generating 1,400 MW of power, which is only slightly less than the output of Minnesota’s Clay…
The following article was written by Michael Shellenberger and appeared in Forbes: In his victory speech, President-elect Joe Biden said he would govern as an American, not as a Democrat, and…
Based on information from the Star Tribune’s election coverage, it looks like the State Senate may remain in the hands of the Republicans, while the State House of Representatives will…
Wind and solar energy are closer to going away entirely than they are to being the future of energy. Here in the Midwest, hundreds of wind and solar installations, representing…
The future of nuclear power looks a little brighter now that U.S. officials have approved a design for a small commercial nuclear reactor for the first time in the nation’s…