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 […]
22Oct

New Source Review Reform Legislation Key to Improving Energy Efficiency and Grid Reliability

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Rich Nolan issued this statement following the introduction of the “Growing American Innovation Now (GAIN) Act” by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) to bring commonsense reform to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Source Review (NSR) program: “Increasing power plant efficiency that improves the environmental performance of our […]
17Oct

A Symbolic Vote Against Voter Preference

Remember the Clean Power Plan (CPP)? Designed to shutter coal plants and with the potential for economic destruction, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed it and this administration wisely replaced it with a legal alternative: the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule. But just when we thought reason might prevail, enter the Senate democrats who earlier today […]
17Oct

National Mining Association Applauds Senate Vote Defeating Attack on ACE Rule

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Rich Nolan issued this statement following today’s Senate vote rejecting an attack on the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule: “The U.S. mining industry applauds those Senators who stood by this thoughtful, legally-sound rule and rejected a clear case of political theater. The ACE rule shows that it is […]
09Oct

Think Innovation, Not Fuel Targeting

For the better part of a decade, U.S. emissions reduction efforts have largely consisted of fuel switching from coal to natural gas. Driven by regulatory policies that singled out coal-based electricity generation as the target, the natural gas industry seized the opportunity for a PR push to brand gas generation as “clean” power.   Despite […]
04Oct

More and More Coal Plants are Shutting Down in Pennsylvania But What Will Take their Place?

Via The Patriot-News: With coal and nuclear power plants closing and utilities adding renewable sources of power at a breakneck pace, it could appear at first glance that renewables are winning the energy marketplace. Appearances can be deceiving. Baseload coal and nuclear plants, and even some nearly brand-new natural gas plants, are being pushed aside […]