01Aug

Educated in New England

New England: great schools, lovely foliage, terrible energy policy. New England’s self-imposed energy woes should be a warning to the rest of the country. Are we paying attention? New England is an energy-intensive place to live (the winters are no joke), and energy bills show it. Poor policy choices have burdened consumers with some of […]
31Jul

Coal Retirements Could be Devastating for Grid Resiliency and Consumer Costs

Via The Casper Star-Tribune: There is growing alarm over the loss of America’s baseload sources of electricity. Coal and nuclear power plants are being pushed off the grid by a three-headed monster of heavily-subsidized renewable energy, the legacy effects of overzealous regulation, and a glut of natural gas. Since 2010, more than 600 coal-fired generating […]
30Jul

Coal, Nuclear Still Powering Georgia, U.S.

Via The Augusta Chronicle:  Yet that is what we have, not because conventional energy sources aren’t available, but because we have been following an impossible dream that renewables can replace “baseload” power in electricity production. Half the power-generating capacity added in the U.S. last year was solar and wind, according to the Energy Information Administration. […]
27Jul

Cutting Coal Could Mean Less Power, Bigger Bills

Via USA Today:  There is growing alarm over the loss of America’s baseload sources of electricity. Coal and nuclear power plants are being pushed off the grid by a three-headed monster of heavily subsidized renewable energy, the legacy effects of overzealous regulation, and a glut of natural gas. Since 2010, more than 600 coal-fired generating […]
27Jul

Coal Still Proving Necessary, Even in a High-Tech Age

Via The Morning Consult:  These are exciting times for energy production in the United States. Almost every week, we hear about new developments in renewable energy, electric vehicles and natural gas production. Much will hinge, though, on the storage capacity needed for wind and solar installations. And there’s also a question mark hanging over the […]
26Jul

Coal Plant Retirements Could Devastate Power Grid Resiliency

Via The Farmington Daily Times: There is growing alarm over the loss of America’s baseload sources of electricity. Coal and nuclear power plants are being pushed off the grid by a three-headed monster of heavily-subsidized renewable energy, the legacy effects of overzealous regulation, and a glut of natural gas. Since 2010, more than 600 coal-fired […]
25Jul

It Will Cost How Much to Do Nothing?

The unfolding crisis of baseload retirements has been well documented in this space. Despite gathering warnings from the engine room, the grid has managed to rearrange the proverbial deck chairs to make it at least appear that all is well even as our tanker takes on ever-increasing amounts of water. However, the loss of more […]
25Jul

Coal Retirements Could be Devastating for Grid Resiliency, Consumer Costs

Via The Piqua Daily Call:  There is growing alarm over the loss of America’s baseload sources of electricity. Coal and nuclear power plants are being pushed off the grid by a three-headed monster of heavily-subsidized renewable energy, the legacy effects of overzealous regulation, and a glut of natural gas. Since 2010, more than 600 coal-fired […]