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Energiewende

13Jan

The Grids Are Not OK

Despite ongoing insistence that the fuel security, balance and reliability offered by coal can be easily replaced, mounting evidence points to just the opposite. In states and grids across the U.S., blackouts, near-misses and troubling warnings have become all too common. California suffered rolling blackouts this summer, Texas has stumbled from one near-miss and capacity […]
  • On January 13, 2021
  • blackouts, Bloomberg, California, coal, Energiewende, Financial Times, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, renewable energy, Texas
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20May

As the Pandemic Unfolds, Voter Concern Over the Affordability of Electricity is Surging

U.S. unemployment is flirting with 25 percent. As the country tries to weather the COVID-19 storm and look forward to reopening and recovery, economic pain is front and center for millions of families. It’s no surprise then that a new poll conducted by Morning Consult found that nearly half of all registered voters (47 percent) […]
  • On May 20, 2020
  • COVID-19, Der Spiegel, E&E News, electricity prices, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Energiewende, Energy Information Administration, grid reliability, Morning Consult, Texas
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25Jul

What We Don’t Know Can Hurt Us

As Americans cranked up their air conditioners to gain relief from sweltering mid-July heat, the grid called for all-hands-on-deck to keep the power flowing. Soaring electricity demand was met by every power plant utilities and grid operators could throw at the challenge. Thankfully, for most Americans, the lights and the AC were there when they […]
  • On July 25, 2019
  • battery storage, California, electricity grid, Energiewende, Energy Information Administration, Morning Consult, renewable energy, renewables, renewables subsidies, utilities
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14Mar

A Solution in Search of a Problem

It’s not uncommon to hear calls for rebuilding and transforming the electricity grid. In fact, renewable energy boosters say transforming the grid is an imperative if the nation is to reach their goal of 100 percent wind and solar power. But this call for transformation exposes some of the underlying problems with the proposed wind […]
  • On March 14, 2019
  • electricity grid, Energiewende, Germany, National Academy of Engineering, renewable energy, transmission lines
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30Jan

The German Misstep

Strong voter support for an all-of-the-above energy strategy in the U.S. – as identified in recent Morning Consult polling – is undoubtedly informed by experience. Just ask Xcel Energy customers dealing with record subzero temperatures this week who were asked to turn their thermostats down to 55 degrees to prevent widespread natural gas outages in the area. […]
  • On January 30, 2019
  • coal, Dietar Woidke, Energiewende, Germany, Johan Rockstrom, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, renewable energy, Xcel Energy
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