Isaac Orr on the Power Hungry Podcast
I was fortunate enough to be interviewed again by Robert Bryce on his show, The Power Hungry Podcast. Robert and I talk about the Blackout Bill, the NGOs that pushed…
I was fortunate enough to be interviewed again by Robert Bryce on his show, The Power Hungry Podcast. Robert and I talk about the Blackout Bill, the NGOs that pushed…
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its December 2022 electricity generation data, which means we get our first complete look at how different electricity sources performed last year.…
On Tuesday, February 7, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (DFL) signed the Blackout Bill into law. American Experiment has warned that the legislation, which requires that 100 percent of the electricity…
Late Thursday evening, the Minnesota State Senate passed the 100 percent carbon-free electricity mandate by 2040. American Experiment nicknamed this legislation the Blackout Bill because it will force electricity prices…
The Minnesota House of Representatives will vote on the 100 percent carbon-free electricity mandate today, which means time is running out to tell your lawmaker to say NO! to this…
On Monday, the Minnesota Senate committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate heard testimony on Senate File 4, which, if enacted, will force Minnesota to obtain 100 percent of its…
Today I will be testifying on Senate File 4, which will require Minnesota to get 100 percent of its electricity from carbon-free sources by 2040. The hearing will begin at…
Tomorrow at 3 p.m., the Minnesota House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee will hold a hearing on House File (HF) 7, which is the 100 percent carbon-free electricity…
Last fall, American Experiment released a report warning that the 100 percent carbon-free electricity mandate proposed by Governor Tim Walz and other liberal lawmakers would result in skyrocketing electricity prices…
Grid monitors warn that the electricity system that serves Minnesota and 14 other states, the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO), is at a high risk of blackouts, and this threat…
Mike Hughlett at the Star Tribune wrote an excellent story last week detailing how Xcel Energy dropped its highly contested request for a $122 million rate increase in 2023, which…
Governor Walz and other liberal lawmakers have proposed legislation that would require Minnesota to derive 100 percent of its electricity from carbon-free resources by 2040, but his proposal would not…
On November 17, 2022, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) issued its 2022-2023 Winter Reliability Assessment, a document that identifies risks to the electric grid for all of North…
Center of the American Experiment continues its nation-leading efforts to educate Americans about the high cost of weather-dependent energy sources. In our latest report, we calculate the high costs of…
This article is the first in a series discussing the findings of American Experiment’s latest report, The High Cost of 100 Percent Carbon-Free Electricity: Governor Walz’s Proposal Would Cost Minnesota…
The Board of Directors for the regional electric grid to which Minnesota belongs, Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO), recently voted to approve nearly $10.3 billion in new transmission lines—$2 billion…