Perry orders Energy Department study of electric grid
Energy Secretary Rick Perry has ordered a departmental review of the electricity grid, targeting federal regulations and support for renewable energy that he says could imperil baseload power in the...
View ArticleDraft DOE study blames low demand, not regs, for power plant closures
A draft version of a Department of Energy study into the electric grid blames decreasing demand and low gas prices — but not renewable power or government regulations — for the retirement of...
View ArticleUS electric grid is too vulnerable to not have a backup plan
If there is one undisputed role for the federal government, it is to protect its people as best it can. From national defense to public health, governments of every party can agree on this much. Today,...
View ArticleEnergy regulators should recognize natural gas is key to reliable grid
In a little over a month’s time, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is due to make a decision that could fundamentally alter the way that energy markets operate in much of the United States.FERC...
View ArticlePerry’s grid plan will keep on the lights — and the Wi-Fi
Support for Secretary of Energy Rick Perry’s proposed rules designed to ensure a diversified fuel mix for baseload power plants is critical to America’s national security, public safety and...
View ArticleTime for Trump to follow through on coal promises in Arizona
The Department of Interior recently approved the lease renewal for the Southwest’s largest coal-fueled power plant, the Navajo Generating Station. Since its owners voted in February to decommission the...
View ArticleSorry wind and solar, America's insatiable energy demands require...
The United States urgently needs to settle on a roadmap for the next 30 years of domestic power generation. And that’s because recent attempts to strengthen the nation’s electric grid are running...
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