American AI needs affordable, reliable energy, not wishful thinking The U.S. Energy Information Administration warned last month that U.S. commercial electricity consumption will reach record highs in the next two…
Yesterday, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission gave Xcel Energy approval to run the Prairie Island nuclear plant through the early 2050s. It’s the right move, but state law currently prohibits…
The U.S. Energy Information Administration warned last month that U.S. commercial electricity consumption will reach record highs in the next two years, rising by 3% in 2025 and 5% in 2026. Without…
Prioritizing reliability and affordability over arbitrary climate mandates. In March 2025, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright addressed CERAWeek, an annual energy conference: Wind and solar, the darlings of the…
Last week, the White House issued four executive orders designed to revitalize the U.S. nuclear industry. With Minnesota’s 1994 moratorium on new nuclear power plants, the state will be left…
No three-eyed fish here! Homer Simpson, patriarch of the Simpson family and the eponymous, long-running animated sitcom “The Simpsons,” is the ineffective safety inspector in Sector 7G of Springfield’s nuclear…
Last month, the owner of the Palisades nuclear plant signed an agreement to build two small modular nuclear reactors by 2030. If this is successful, these would be the first…
Constellation Energy and Microsoft announced an agreement last Friday to restart Three Mile Island, a nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It’s a victory for reliable energy and shows the…
A May poll by Pew Research Center shows that a majority of Americans favor more nuclear power plants in the U.S. to generate electricity. Republican-leaning voters were more supportive of nuclear power…
On Thursday, March 16, 2023, Minnesota regulators announced they are monitoring the cleanup of a leak of 400,000 gallons of tritium-containing water at Xcel Energy’s Monticello nuclear power plant. Tritium…
I’m in an email chain of nuclear power supporters, many of whom live in Minnesota. We span the political spectrum, but I tend to be the most conservative. Sometimes we…
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…
Did you know that a new generation of small-scale advanced nuclear reactors that are smaller and safer than traditional power plants is on the horizon? This is good news. I…
According to the Daily Energy Insider, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved Florida Power & Light’s proposal to add an additional 20 years of operation for the Turkey Point…
On April 20th, the Star Tribune ran a story entitled "Technology, Cost Could Hamper Efforts for 100 Percent Carbon-Free Grid in Minnesota by 2050." It was good to see the…
American Experiment is pleased to announce we are releasing a groundbreaking new study detailing the high cost renewable energy mandates in Minnesota. On the 2018 campaign trail, many DFL candidates,…
The Governor's lip-service to nuclear power appears to be a bait-and-switch. Nuclear is ok, just not existing nuclear or new nuclear.