The Grid Crisis is a Certainty

The U.S. electricity grid is undeniably in crisis. As rolling blackouts over Christmas demonstrated, no corner of the country is immune. Regions that were supposed to be safe from power shortfalls found themselves unable to keep the lights on. Tens-of-millions of other ratepayers got the unexpected present of emergency alerts asking them to dial back […]

On January 11, 2023
electricity grid, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), grid reliability, John Moura, Michael Regan, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Tennessee Valley Authority

07Jul

A Global Coal Boom

The global energy transition is feeling far more like global energy addition. Fossil fuels are having quite the moment. The Biden administration is lobbying OPEC to pump more oil and provide relief at the gas pump. Global natural gas prices are soaring, and coal prices and coal demand have jumped to record levels. Energy and […]

On July 7, 2021
affordability, Argus, Asia, Bloomberg, emissions, energy addition, grid reliability, natural gas, technology, Tennessee Valley Authority