Gov. Walz needs to drop the comedy routine and make Minnesota competitive again. In late May, while he was embarking on his national town hall tour, Gov. Tim Walz needled…
This week, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz needled the Texas legislature’s attempt to rein in their marijuana laws. “Texans, flee the nanny state and come up north to enjoy the land…
The Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO) is at risk of running low on electricity this summer, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) 2025 summer reliability assessment. This…
This month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did some spring cleaning and took steps toward 31 significant deregulatory actions. Utilities and American electricity consumers will benefit from averted blackouts and billions of dollars of…
A judge panel from the First Court of Appeals in Houston ruled this week that electric companies in Texas can’t be held liable for failing to supply electricity to consumers…
How diminished coal supplies and over-reliance on wind and solar could bring rolling energy blackouts to Minnesota.
Minnesota lawmakers often speak fondly of German energy policy, but the country’s decision to shutter its nuclear power plants and instead rely upon wind and solar is setting the nation…
The following article was written by Chuck Devore, and it appeared in The Federalist: California’s electric grid operator declared a “Flex Alert” Friday morning, showing all that mandated solar and…
The electric grid in Texas continues to struggle to keep up with electricity demand as a result of higher than normal temperatures, and low output from wind turbines. As a…
Energy poverty affects millions of Americans. In this episode, Robert talks to Dana Harmon of the Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute about how the February snowstorm increased energy insecurity among…
What Minnesotans can learn from rolling blackouts and government favoritism for wind and solar.
In case you missed it... and what to watch for.
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…
On March 2nd, Governor Gregg Abbot issued an executive order lifting Texas’s mask mandate and fully reopening the state. Proponents of lockdowns argued that this decision would kill Texans. Three…
We continue to learn new things about why Texas suffered a catastrophic series of blackouts due to the Polar Vortex. Dr. Brent Bennet has been at the forefront of examining…
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…
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.…
On Feb. 18, 2021, Commissioner John Tuma of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) called out grid operators in Texas for failing to plan for winter weather. As reported by KTTC,…
The following article was co-written by Jason Hayes and Isaac Orr. It originally appeared in The Hill: Rolling blackouts have hit millions of Texans and people across the Great Plains, including Missouri, Kansas and…
You can rightfully label wind energy as the most unreliable energy source during the Texas energy crisis. While it may not have been the primary cause of the power outages,…
Despite many in the media coming to the defense of wind energy's lack of performance during the energy crisis in Texas, claiming that wind energy actually "outperformed" forecasts for the day, the fact…
Texas is often held up as an example by wind advocates of the free market choosing wind. These talking points may appear to be persuasive, but there are three main…
Across the United States, policymakers tackling the coronavirus are junking regulations which are getting in their way - regulations which are supposed to safeguard 'public health'.
I tried my hand at calling how the NFL season would play out before the season started. Turns out I should keep this day job because my picks were hot…