Energy Addition

The tragic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26 and its impact on the Port of Baltimore has brought a fresh eye to the importance of U.S. coal exports to domestic miners but also to global markets. It has also highlighted that global coal demand continues to grow, hitting a new record […]

On April 3, 2024
China, coal exports, Dan Yergin, energy addition, India, International Energy Agency (IEA), Maryland, Virginia

29Nov

The Power Demand Surge

There is a quiet revolution upending the trajectory of our energy future. For all the extraordinary challenges inherent with trying to stand up a renewable-dominant energy mix nearly overnight, perhaps none is beginning to loom as large as the breakneck speed electricity demand is growing all over the country. Speculation about the impact that electrification, […]

On November 29, 2023
Coal Hard Truth, Dominion Energy, Electric Power Research Institute, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), electrification, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Georgia Power, grid reliability, Politico, Virginia, Wall Street Journal

18Nov

Pennsylvania is Flirting with Self-Imposed Energy Disaster

Americans can’t afford to pay more for electricity, especially with millions out of work in the midst of pandemic-induced economic upheaval. Yet, higher electricity costs and economic turmoil are coming if lawmakers continue to pursue policies that mandate an aggressive pivot away from existing baseload power to intermittent, more expensive alternatives. Pennsylvania is now on […]

On November 18, 2020
affordability, Connecticut, Consol Energy, Department of Energy (DOE), Massachusetts, National Energy Technology Laboratory, New York, Pennsylvania, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), technology, Tom Wolf, Virginia