Gigawatts Hiding in Plain Sight

Where is the U.S. going to get the power needed to meet surging demand? It’s a question that has become a day-one issue for the Trump administration and the AI economic engine. Just how much power are we talking and how fast? A recent forecast sees U.S. electricity demand rising 128 gigawatts (GW) over just […]

On January 29, 2025
coal-fired power plants, dispatchable capacity, Donald Trump, John Ketchum, NextEra Energy Inc., PJM Interconnection, power demand

16Jun

The Texas Grid is Failing Again

Summer hasn’t even officially started but the Texas grid is already facing another electricity reliability crisis. Warning of potentially inadequate generating capacity, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is once again begging Texans to reduce electricity use. Texans have every right to worry that the grid may not hold up this summer. This week’s […]

On June 16, 2021
California, dispatchable capacity, Ed Hirs, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Greg Abbott, grid reliability, Texas, University of Houston, Wall Street Journal