Today marks my last day here at American Experiment, as I step into a new role as Energy Policy Analyst with Always On Energy Research. At AOER, I’ll be working…
Yesterday, I testified on H.F. 1311 before the Energy Finance and Policy Committee. H.F. 1311 would allow utilities to only profit from the reliable portion of an energy asset. This…
A recent post by Energy Bad Boys Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling, formerly of American Experiment, shared a piece of good news. Four Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs), including MISO, filed…
Since last week, Minnesota’s state policy has been under enhanced scrutiny. It’s worth reviewing now what Minnesota’s disastrous energy policy. Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling, formerly of Center of the…
Yesterday, American Experiment policy fellow Isaac Orr testified on a bill that would require customers to opt-in to having their current meters replaced with “smart meters” with no penalties if…
On Thursday, March 14th, Isaac Orr joined Jon Justice on the radio to discuss Xcel Energy’s possible culpability for wildfires in Texas, California’s new scheme to force people to pay…
Yesterday, American Experiment policy fellow Isaac Orr testified at the Capitol in opposition to a proposal that would force Minnesota families and businesses to pay an additional 39 to 45…
Last week, I was invited to testify on grid reliability in front of a joint panel of Ohio and Pennsylvania legislators in Columbus, Ohio. This panel was a big deal,…
I was recently on Hawaii Today with Joe Kent of the Grassroot Institute to discuss the rolling blackouts that occurred in early January. As Mitch and I wrote in our…
American Experiment Policy Fellow Isaac Orr appeared on the Power Hungry Podcast with Robert Bryce to discuss the work he and Mitch Rolling are doing to calculate the cost of…
Isaac Orr was on the Jon Justice Show today to talk about Xcel Energy’s Time of Use Rates. Enjoy!
Isaac Orr joined the Jon Justice show on Tuesday morning to talk about the closure of Xcel Energy’s coal plants, rising electricity prices, and electric vehicles.
Isaac Orr was on the Jon Justice show yesterday to discuss why Texas is growing increasingly vulnerable to winter blackouts and talk about how the failure of Minnesota electric buses…
Isaac Orr appeared on the Jon Justice show on Tuesday morning to discuss the challenges facing electric vehicle adoption. Many of the challenges are technical and economic, but some of…
Earlier this month, I was invited to present on the results of American Experiment’s modeling on the impact of the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations on carbon dioxide emissions on new…
Isaac Orr joined Jon Justice this morning to chat about how bad energy policy is driving up the price of electricity for Kansas schools, discuss RFK Jr.’s fracking ban, and…
Last week, Isaac Orr joined the Institute for Energy Research on the Plugged in Podcast to discuss American Experiment’s work on the EPA regulations. You can listen using the player…
Center of the American Experiment’s latest research raises serious concerns about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new proposed rules regulating carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. American Experiment’s analysis determined…
American Experiment Policy Fellow Isaac Orr joined Rich Gruber on the radio to discuss the findings of our study on the Environmental Protection Agency’s new regulations on carbon dioxide emissions…
Policy fellow Isaac Orr joined Mark Hinaman on his new show about the need for more nuclear power. In the show, Isaac laments about how “Free Willy” environmentalism, which is…
Isaac Orr joined Trent Loos on Rural Route Radio to discuss how the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency regulations will force reliable coal and natural gas power plants to shut…
Isaac Orr joins the In The Tank Podcast to talk about the coming problems with electric reliability thanks to a new batch of regulations imposed by the Biden Administration. With…
I recently appeared on the Republican Roundtable, a public access television program that appears on stations in the Twin Cities, to discuss the state of energy policy in Minnesota as…
Isaac Orr joined Jon Justice on Friday to discuss changes to Minnesota’s energy policies in the 2023 legislative session.