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30Mar

Burying the Lede, and Responsible Energy Policy

A new study designed to show that a future in Texas without coal is within reach in fact shows just the opposite. Like other studies and models before it, renewable boosters have an interesting propensity to bury the lede. In this case, a study about Texas’ vast wind and solar potential in fact highlights one […]
  • On March 30, 2022
  • Cheryl LaFleur, Fortune, infrastructure, New England, renewable energy, Texas, The Boston Globe, Tom Fallgren, transmission lines, Wall Street Journal
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16Mar

EPA is Determined to Accelerate the Electricity Affordability Crisis

The energy crisis emanating from Europe is a wakeup call for policymakers about the importance of energy security and the delicate balancing act required by the energy transition. Europe’s energy policy missteps are now proving an invaluable example of a path best avoided. Overreliance on Russian energy, lack of dispatchable fuel diversity and a rushed […]
  • On March 16, 2022
  • CERAWeek, electricity prices, energy transition, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Europe, Fox Business, Michael Regan, National Mining Association (NMA), New England, Rich Nolan, Russia, Ukraine, Wall Street Journal
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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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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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08Dec

The Grid Crisis is International

The grid reliability warnings keep coming. Both here and in Europe, electricity grids – particularly those that have raced away from dispatchable fuel diversity and allowed their reserve margins to erode – are facing ever-mounting warnings that available capacity may not keep up with demand. In the U.K., the national grid operator issued its first […]
  • On December 8, 2021
  • Bloomberg, Europe, fuel security, Gordon van Welie, grid reliability, ISO New England, New England, New York, NYISO, United Kingdom, Zach Smith
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10Nov

Coal’s Importance is Clearer than Ever

It’s a good thing for American energy consumers that John Kerry doesn’t set domestic energy policy. While he believes the U.S. won’t be using coal by 2030, coal is proving just how essential it remains to the nation’s energy security as well as the reliability and the affordability of our energy supply Not only are […]
  • On November 10, 2021
  • China, electricity grid, electricity prices, Europe, fuel diversity, Helen Thompson, John Kerry, Mark Wolfe, natural gas, New England, Texas, The New York Times, U.S. Energy Information Administration, United Kingdom, University of Cambridge, University of Houston, Wall Street Journal
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20Oct

Soaring Energy Prices are Threatening to Wreck Recovery

Americans are alarmed over the rising cost of energy. According to new polling from Morning Consult, 85% of Americans are concerned about rising energy prices, with 50% very concerned. This concern cuts across party lines, with 85% of Democrats concerned and 89% of Republicans. This soaring concern comes as the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) warns […]
  • On October 20, 2021
  • electricity prices, Europe, natural gas, New England, Nicolas Schmit, polling, The Economist, U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Energy Information Administration, United Kingdom, Willie Phillips
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26May

The Grid Reliability Warnings Keep Coming

Back in the summer of 2019, Jim Robb, the president and CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), said that when most engineers look at the Texas grid, they conclude that “there’s no way in hell they can keep the lights on. And yet they do.” Robb, speaking to the Federal Energy Regulatory […]
  • On May 26, 2021
  • California, Colonial Pipeline, fuel diversity, fuel security, infrastructure, Jim Robb, New England, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Texas, Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC)
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12Aug

Electricity Affordability is Underpinned by Dispatchable Fuel Diversity

With the economy still reeling from the pandemic, U.S. electricity demand is down this summer. And while coal generation continues to play an essential role in meeting demand across the country, especially on scorching summer days, coal generation has borne the brunt of unique near-term market conditions. However, analysts are already predicting a bounce back […]
  • On August 12, 2020
  • affordability, COVID-19, economy, electricity prices, fuel diversity, New England, S&P Global Platts
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10Jul

No Way in Hell

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) analyzes the reliability of our electricity supply. NERC’s reports and statements are consistently measured, typically packing all the flair and excitement of a buttoned-down white dress shirt. So, it’s with good reason that eyebrows were raised when NERC’s CEO, Jim Robb, recently told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission […]
  • On July 10, 2019
  • baseload power, battery storage, California, grid reliability, natural gas, New England, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), pipelines, Texas, Wood Mackenzie
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Recent New England Posts
  • Burying the Lede, and Responsible Energy Policy
  • EPA is Determined to Accelerate the Electricity Affordability Crisis
  • The Reliability Crisis Reaches a New Gear
  • Power Grid Roulette
  • The Grid Crisis is International
  • Coal’s Importance is Clearer than Ever
  • Soaring Energy Prices are Threatening to Wreck Recovery
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