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09Mar

Fight Back with American Energy

Just a week ago, sanctioning Russian energy seemed out of reach. Not anymore. On Tuesday, President Biden announced a ban on imports of Russian oil, natural gas and coal to the U.S. The United Kingdom is phasing out Russian oil imports this year and moving to ban Russian gas. And the European Union – alarmingly […]
  • On March 9, 2022
  • Bloomberg, coal, electricity prices, Euracoal, Europe, European Union, Frans Timmermans, Joe Biden, National Mining Association (NMA), natural gas, oil, Rich Nolan, Russia, United Kingdom
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02Mar

Reembrace American Energy Abundance

It has taken the rumble of Russian tanks to remind us of the importance of energy security. While economic sanctions have touched nearly every dimension of the Russian economy, Russia’s energy sector remains largely a bridge too far, a testament to the importance of Russian oil, gas, uranium and coal to global energy markets, and […]
  • On March 2, 2022
  • Argus, Belgium, Bloomberg, Europe, Germany, grid reliability, Javier Blas, Joe Biden, natural gas, Russia, State of the Union, the Netherlands
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23Feb

The Reliability Crisis Reaches a New Gear

A new consensus is building that electricity grid reliability problems are in fact very real and very serious. That may not be news to anyone who has been paying attention. There have been countless warnings that something is very wrong but, for years, many of the warnings and some of the loudest voices making them […]
  • On February 23, 2022
  • California, California ISO, Cheryl LaFleur, Curt Morgan, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), energy transition, grid reliability, ISO New England, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), National Mining Association (NMA), New England, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), NYISO, Rich Nolan, Texas, transmission lines, Vistra Corp., Wall Street Journal
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16Feb

Creating Our Own Energy Crisis

Perhaps the greatest challenge of the energy transition is timing the installation of the infrastructure and generating capacity required for our energy future in parallel with – or more quickly – than we are dismantling our current electricity mix and the affordability and reliability it underpins. Unfortunately, it’s a challenge policymakers either seem not to […]
  • On February 16, 2022
  • ClearView Energy Partners LLC, electricity prices, energy transition, infrastructure, Jonathan Chait, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New York Magazine, Politico, renewable energy, S&P Global, The Bangor Daily News, Timothy Fox, transmission lines, Vermont
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09Feb

The LNG Export Boom and a Check on Abundance

U.S. electricity demand is about to begin a steep climb, potentially doubling by 2050 on the back of the electric vehicle revolution. As that ascent begins, the U.S. is becoming the world’s largest exporter of liquified natural gas (LNG) just as the shale industry reckons with an end to the boom. As The Wall Street […]
  • On February 9, 2022
  • Asia, electricity prices, Europe, fuel diversity, Mexico, natural gas, Wall Street Journal
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02Feb

Power Grid Roulette

Another February storm has Texans wondering if they’re in for a repeat of the catastrophic grid failure of a year ago. While this storm isn’t expected to be nearly as severe, there’s an uneasy recognition from regulators and policymakers that given the right circumstances the Texas grid could go over the edge once again. Despite […]
  • On February 2, 2022
  • Boston Globe, Gordon van Welie, grid reliability, infrastructure, ISO New England, natural gas, New England, Texas
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26Jan

Europe’s Self-Made Energy Crisis

The European energy crisis is poised to go from very bad to unimaginably worse. While all eyes are on Ukraine and Russia, Europe’s energy woes are largely self-made, not due to outside forces. Europe has made its own bed, disassembling dispatchable fuel diversity by closing well-operating coal and nuclear power plants. In doing so it […]
  • On January 26, 2022
  • Bloomberg, electricity prices, Europe, fuel diversity, Geopolitics of Energy Project at Harvard University's Kennedy School, Germany, International Energy Agency (IEA), Meghan O'Sullivan, natural gas, plant retirements, Spain, United Kingdom, Wall Street Journal
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19Jan

Did We Learn Anything from Texas?

On December 30th, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued a press release declaring that 322 power generating and transmission facilities had undergone stringent inspections indicating the Texas grid was ready for winter. Implied was that the grid disaster of the previous February, which left hundreds dead and millions without power or heat for […]
  • On January 19, 2022
  • electricity grid, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), fuel security, grid reliability, Jim Robb, National Mining Association (NMA), natural gas, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Rich Nolan, Texas
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12Jan

The Loss of Dispatchable Fuel Diversity Reverberates in Europe

U.S. coal generation came roaring back last year, rebounding 17% from 2020 and grabbing market share from higher priced natural gas. The U.S. coal fleet is proving to be an invaluable price shock absorber amid energy-driven inflation here at home and coal is also an equally important missing price shock absorber in Europe. The U.S. […]
  • On January 12, 2022
  • electricity prices, energy transition, Europe, Holman Jenkins, natural gas, United Kingdom, Wall Street Journal
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05Jan

The Grid Crisis is Only Getting Worse

The New Year has arrived with bitter cold and winter storms that left almost 1 million households without power along the East Coast. The reliability of the nation’s energy systems is being tested once again and there is ever-growing concern they’re not up for the challenge. The North American Electricity Reliability Corporation (NERC) ended 2021 […]
  • On January 5, 2022
  • fuel security, grid reliability, John Moura, National Mining Association (NMA), natural gas, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Rich Nolan, Texas
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