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18May

As Natural Gas Prices Soar, a Plea for Energy Pragmatism

In the wake of stunning blackouts in California in August of 2020, California Assemblyman Jim Patterson said, “today we have a grid that is increasingly expensive, unreliable and unavailable when the people of California need it the most.” What Mr. Patterson didn’t know at the time is that his remark would soon describe nearly the […]
  • On May 18, 2022
  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch, California, electricity grid, electricity prices, Francisco Blanch, grid reliability, ISO New England, Jim Patterson, natural gas, PJM Interconnection, Politico, polling
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17May

America’s power grid is facing real trouble

Via The Salem News: There are two reasons why consumers experience a power outage. The first is obvious: a storm comes along and knocks down trees and power lines. That’s what typically happens. But there’s now a second reason for power outages in the United States–there simply isn’t enough electricity to go around. Power generation […]
  • On May 17, 2022
  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch, California, electricity grid, electricity prices, Francisco Blanch, grid reliability, ISO New England, Jim Patterson, natural gas, PJM Interconnection, Politico, polling
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12May

Does America Have a Secret Energy Source? Yes, It’s Coal

Via RealClearEnergy: The quick rise in the price of natural gas to levels not seen since 2008 has made one thing clear: The idea that gas was an economical bridge to a renewable energy future was flawed. The price of natural gas, which accounts for about 40% of electricity used by Americans and half of […]
  • On May 12, 2022
  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch, California, electricity grid, electricity prices, Francisco Blanch, grid reliability, ISO New England, Jim Patterson, natural gas, PJM Interconnection, Politico, polling
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11May

The Transition to Crisis

The grid reliability crisis continues to deepen and spread. Warnings about capacity shortfalls and blackouts are so frequent and ubiquitous they are as regular as a utility bill. Just this week, The Wall Street Journal found that, “from California to Texas to Indiana, electric-grid operators are warning that power-generating capacity is struggling to keep up with […]
  • On May 11, 2022
  • Brad Jones, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), grid reliability, John Bear, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), PJM Interconnection, renewable energy, Texas, Wall Street Journal
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05May

Soaring Natural Gas Prices Require an Energy Policy Rethink

Via Inside Sources: There’s a slow-motion train wreck unfolding for U.S. consumers. Inflation is on the rise — and is now hitting a four-decade high. If consumers aren’t yet feeling the full effects, they will soon. What’s driving these price hikes? A number of issues are converging, including pandemic recovery, supply chain disruptions and Russia’s invasion of […]
  • On May 5, 2022
  • Brad Jones, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), grid reliability, John Bear, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), PJM Interconnection, renewable energy, Texas, Wall Street Journal
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04May

The End of Flat Power Demand: Electrification, Big Data and Crypto

A new energy era is here. The shale gas glut and years of flat power demand have come to an abrupt end. Those two constants of the past decade have been replaced by soaring gas prices and the return of rising power demand driven by the data revolution and electrification. Natural gas prices are four […]
  • On May 4, 2022
  • Bloomberg, electric vehicles (EV), electricity prices, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), energy transition, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, Manhattan Institute, Mark Mills, National Renewable Energy Lab, natural gas, Texas
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02May

America’s power grid facing real trouble

Via The Times Record News: There are two reasons why consumers experience a power outage. The first is obvious: a storm comes along and knocks down trees and power lines. That’s what typically happens. But there’s now a second reason for power outages in the United States—there simply isn’t enough electricity to go around. Power […]
  • On May 2, 2022
  • Bloomberg, electric vehicles (EV), electricity prices, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), energy transition, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, Manhattan Institute, Mark Mills, National Renewable Energy Lab, natural gas, Texas
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27Apr

The Grid Reliability Crisis Spreads to the Midwest

Just a few months ago, the North American Electricity Reliability Corporation (NERC) warned that capacity retirements and the rapid remaking of the grid will pose tremendous challenges to reliability over the next decade. It was a warning coming on the heels of the grid catastrophe in Texas and startling blackouts in California that some tried […]
  • On April 27, 2022
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, James Danly, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
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20Apr

Price Spikes and Renewed Urgency to Maintain Fuel Optionality

On Monday, U.S. natural gas prices surged above $8 per million British thermal units, four times what they were before the pandemic, and a level not seen since 2008. With energy-driven inflation front-of-mind for voters and a deepening risk to the economy, the arrival of a painfully expensive new natural gas normal is only heightening […]
  • On April 20, 2022
  • electricity prices, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), fuel diversity, Holman Jenkins, National Mining Association (NMA), natural gas, Rich Nolan, The Washington Examiner, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Wall Street Journal
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13Apr

Coal Production Up, Being Sent Domestically

Via Cowboy State Daily: Wyoming’s coal producers are not yet seeing the impact of a European ban on the import of Russian coal, according to an industry official. However, the state’s coal producers have seen significant increases in demand for their product domestically, said Travis Deti, executive director for the Wyoming Mining Association. “With the […]
  • On April 13, 2022
  • electricity prices, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), fuel diversity, Holman Jenkins, National Mining Association (NMA), natural gas, Rich Nolan, The Washington Examiner, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Wall Street Journal
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