In Part 2, we discussed how the Walz Proposal would necessitate a dramatic increase in power plant capacity in Minnesota. In Part 3, we will discuss how much it will…
In Part 1, we discussed how the Walz Proposal would dramatically alter where Minnesotans get their electricity. In Part 2 of this series, we will discuss just how much wind,…
Minnesota sits at an energy crossroads. Since enacting the Next Generation Energy Act (NGEA) in 2007, which required that 25percent of the state’s electricity come from wind and solar power…
The Biden Administration is undermining the reliability of the grid again. This time, he has sought to delay the construction of a new natural gas plant in Superior, Wisconsin, that…
Did you know that solar facilities are subsidized to the tune of almost $50,000 per acre? Here is how the math works. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a…
President Biden and other liberal politicians have been taking credit for falling prices at the pump, but gasoline and diesel prices are only falling because people can’t afford to buy…
The Star Tribune ran an opinion piece last week by John Noer and me about the rising risk of rolling blackouts. The article garnered many intelligent comments about the merits…
America’s utility regulators are expecting power blackouts, if not this summer than next, for much of the nation. Here in the Midwest, the entity tasked with keeping the lights on…
Back in February, I wrote that the DFL’s gas tax holiday is a bad idea. Even as gas prices continue to rise and it becomes more popular, it remains a…
Rolling blackouts may be coming to the Upper Midwest—including Iowa— this summer, according to an analysis from the North American Reliability Council (NERC), a nonprofit international regulatory authority whose mission…
The piece below was written by Robert Bryce and published on May 5th in Newsweek Magazine: Last week, Californians got a rare bit of good news on the energy front:…
Gas prices in Minnesota have reached $4.12 per gallon, according to AAA, making them the highest since 2013, when prices hit $4.27 per gallon. Diesel prices, on the other hand,…
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released some of the findings of their 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), which asks respondents a series of questions about their households and…
A combination of unseasonably warm temperatures, plant maintenance, and a shortage of reliable power plant capacity on the electric grid could lead to a strain on the electricity system this…
Wind and solar advocates recently celebrated California reaching 100 percent “renewable” energy for an entire 15 minutes, marking the first time this has ever happened after decades of investing tens…
Starting in 1990, nuclear generation in the United States grew by 260 million megawatt-hours (MWh) through 2020. Remarkably, it did this without any net capacity additions, as nuclear capacity actually…
Skyrocketing energy costs have reminded Americans of the importance of reliable, affordable energy, whether gasoline for our cars, natural gas for home heating, or the electricity that powers our lives.…
ABC News reports new details are emerging on Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s gas tax rebate proposal to help Californians with the rising costs at the pump. According to the Governor’s office, the refunds…
The average cost of electricity in Minnesota surpassed Wisconsin in 2021, marking the first time since the Energy Information Administration (EIA) started recording data that Minnesota electricity prices have exceeded…
A recent article by E&E News Energywire found that Xcel Energy, Minnesota’s largest electric company, has struggled to get electric vehicle (EV) owners to sign up to a charging program…
ESI, a subsidiary of the wind company NextEra Energy, pled guilty to killing at least 150 bald eagles over the past decade at its wind farms in eight states, including…
The Minnesota House of Representatives recently held a hearing on legislation that would bring an expensive California fuel standard (CFS) to Minnesota. During the hearing, Brendan Jordan, Vice President for…
I am very pleased to have co-authored the editorial piece below with Congressman Tom Tiffany from the 7th Congressional District of Wisconsin. The article was originally published in the Washington…
Exactly one year ago today, the Star Tribune ran a story called “Oil demand questioned as Line 3 permit hits appeals court” in the printed version of the paper. The…