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The Washington Post

19Apr

EV Ambitions Built on Imploding Grid Reliability

The Biden administration seems perpetually optimistic, and rarely realistic. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rolled out new tailpipe emission standards that are going to force a lightning-quick pivot to electric vehicles (EVs). By 2032, EPA hopes that 67% of new car sales are zero-emission. Getting there is going to be colossally challenging. It’s […]
  • On April 19, 2023
  • California, electric vehicles, electricity grid, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), grid reliability, infrastructure, National Renewable Energy Lab, Norway, PJM Interconnection, Statnett, The Washington Post, transmission lines
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08Mar

The Great Coal Disconnect

British consumers should be furious. Energy bills have all but wrecked the economy and delivered searing pain for households. Britain’s rush to slash its use of coal – that as of a decade ago met 40% of the nation’s power – left the nation extraordinarily exposed to the natural gas price spikes that came with […]
  • On March 8, 2023
  • Bloomberg, China, electricity prices, India, Indian Institute of Technology, Rohit Chandra, The Washington Post, United Kingdom
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10Aug

Global Coal Use is on the Rise  

While domestic energy policy continues to dominate headlines, it’s important policymakers don’t lose perspective on global energy reality. For all the talk of energy transition, the global story is one of energy addition where renewable sources of power are largely being added in addition to existing infrastructure and fuels. The world can’t pump enough oil, […]
  • On August 10, 2022
  • Bloomberg, China, energy addition, energy transition, Europe, Germany, International Energy Agency (IEA), Javier Blas, Russia, The Washington Post, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
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25Mar

Keeping the Lights on is Essential Work

It would be difficult to find a piece of “news” coverage more out of touch with communities across our country than The Washington Post’srecent article questioning the essential nature of coal mining. From his perch in Washington, D.C., the writer brushes off coal’s contributions to the grid noting that “coal provides less than a quarter […]
  • On March 25, 2020
  • coal, coronavirus, Department of Homeland Security, electricity grid, grid reliability, The Washington Post
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Recent The Washington Post Posts
  • EV Ambitions Built on Imploding Grid Reliability
  • The Great Coal Disconnect
  • Global Coal Use is on the Rise  
  • Keeping the Lights on is Essential Work
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