22Nov

PRO: Coal’s Staying Power

Via The Chicago Tribune: Which is it? Is the coal industry on the ropes or is it roaring back? The answer is that it’s complicated. Perspective is required to understand where the coal industry currently stands. While it may seem like distant history, the effects of the prior administration’s anti-coal regulatory spree persist. From 2011 […]
21Nov

Breaking News: Fuel Targeting Doesn’t Work

A report issued this week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration found that U.S. carbon emissions from energy increased in 2018. You heard that right. Emissions are up, despite the near constant vilification of coal and hundreds of millions spent by activists like Michael Bloomberg. And to be clear: that’s hundreds of millions spent not […]
13Nov

No Solution at All

Questions continue to arise about the cost and technical feasibility of moving to an emissions-free grid by 2050. Or, in the case of the Green New Dealers, making that jump even sooner. At a recent hearing on the subject, House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) said, “a solution that is unaffordable […]
12Nov

How Safe is the U.S. Power Grid?

Via Casper Star-Tribune: At any one time, the United States uses more than 400,000 megawatts of electricity. That’s a lot of power, and it takes a lot of nonstop work to keep it flowing. But how safe is America’s power grid from cyber attacks and other disruptions? Cyber intrusions are no longer a theoretical possibility. […]
08Nov

Opinion: Congress Should Address Threats to Power Grid

Via The Detroit Press: At any one time, the United States uses more than 400,000 megawatts of electricity. That’s a lot of power, and it takes a lot of nonstop work to keep it flowing. But how safe is America’s power grid from cyberattacks and other disruptions? Cyber intrusions are no longer a theoretical possibility. In March, […]
06Nov

Fuel (In)Security

“A group of well-resourced hackers have been combing through the networks of the gas pipeline operator for almost a year, harvesting crucial information. Now the hackers know the network better than the pipeline company does: every piece of equipment, the company’s entire workforce, usernames and passwords. They have the privileges needed to access both the […]
05Nov

Winter Safety Hinges on a Reliable Power Grid

Via The Memphis Commercial Appeal: The Farmer’s Almanac is predicting a “colder-than-normal” winter this year, with plenty of snow in January. If they’re right, and heavy snowstorms are coming, there’s one thing Americans need to survive a rough winter: sturdy, non-stop electricity to stay warm and safe, no matter the weather. Unfortunately, that reliability may be tested […]
01Nov

Restore Electricity Market Integrity to Ensure Grid Reliability

Via RealClear Energy: The integrity of wholesale electricity markets is in jeopardy, and the stakes are enormous. Designed to ensure affordable, reliable and resilient power through competition, these markets are no longer competitive. They have been undone by out-of-market subsidies and years of government picking winners and losers. The result is the replacement of essential […]
30Oct

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

What’s scarier than a Stephen Strasburg curveball? Ask the Houston Astros and they’d probably say, “not much.” But Halloween’s imminent arrival means a different kind of scary. If there’s a constant about what scares us, it’s the dark. Watch most – if not all – scary or post-apocalyptic films and the first thing to go […]
23Oct

Commonsense Reform to Ensure an Affordable, Reliable Supply of Power

Does anyone, anywhere have anything good to say about red tape? As is so often the case, once well-intentioned regulations can become albatrosses around the neck of industry, placing obstacles in the way of progress. That’s certainly the case with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Source Review (NSR) program. Thankfully, Senator John Barrasso has […]