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22Jun

Voters Want Action on Grid Reliability

Americans are deeply concerned about the reliability of the nation’s power grid and the affordability of their electricity supply. They’re so concerned, even frustrated, with warnings over the potential for rolling blackouts – or worse – they now want government action to fix the problem. According to national polling from Morning Consult, nearly 8 in […]
  • On June 22, 2022
  • Alexander Bethe, electricity prices, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), German Association of Coal Importers, Germany, grid reliability, John Bear, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), Morning Consult, National Mining Association (NMA), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), polling, Rich Nolan, Robert Habeck, Texas
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15Jun

The Nation Braces for Blackouts

Warnings of blackouts this summer are quickly becoming a dangerous reality for much of the country In the Midwest, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), which manages the region’s grid, issued a warning of tight capacity conditions on June 13 as the grid struggles to keep up with soaring demand from a heatwave. Utilities were […]
  • On June 15, 2022
  • baseload power, blackouts, California, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Europe, grid reliability, Michael Regan, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), Texas, Utilities District of Western Indiana (UDWI)
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11May

The Transition to Crisis

The grid reliability crisis continues to deepen and spread. Warnings about capacity shortfalls and blackouts are so frequent and ubiquitous they are as regular as a utility bill. Just this week, The Wall Street Journal found that, “from California to Texas to Indiana, electric-grid operators are warning that power-generating capacity is struggling to keep up with […]
  • On May 11, 2022
  • Brad Jones, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), grid reliability, John Bear, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), PJM Interconnection, renewable energy, Texas, Wall Street Journal
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04May

The End of Flat Power Demand: Electrification, Big Data and Crypto

A new energy era is here. The shale gas glut and years of flat power demand have come to an abrupt end. Those two constants of the past decade have been replaced by soaring gas prices and the return of rising power demand driven by the data revolution and electrification. Natural gas prices are four […]
  • On May 4, 2022
  • Bloomberg, electric vehicles (EV), electricity prices, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), energy transition, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, Manhattan Institute, Mark Mills, National Renewable Energy Lab, natural gas, Texas
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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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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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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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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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15Dec

Looking Back as We Begin to Look Forward

The year is coming to a close, but before we look forward to 2022, it’s worth looking back on 2021 and the moments and themes that have shaped how we think about coal and its future. Over the course of 2021, this blog has tried to offer insight and perspective on an energy conversation that […]
  • On December 15, 2021
  • carbon capture utilization and storage, Clean Electricity Standard (CES), COP26, economic recovery, energy transition, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, infrastructure, metallurgical coal, natural gas, polling, Texas
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  • Voters Want Action on Grid Reliability
  • The Nation Braces for Blackouts
  • The Transition to Crisis
  • The End of Flat Power Demand: Electrification, Big Data and Crypto
  • Burying the Lede, and Responsible Energy Policy
  • The Reliability Crisis Reaches a New Gear
  • Power Grid Roulette
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