What We Don’t Know Can Hurt Us

As Americans cranked up their air conditioners to gain relief from sweltering mid-July heat, the grid called for all-hands-on-deck to keep the power flowing. Soaring electricity demand was met by every power plant utilities and grid operators could throw at the challenge. Thankfully, for most Americans, the lights and the AC were there when they […]

On July 25, 2019
battery storage, California, electricity grid, Energiewende, Morning Consult, renewable energy, renewables subsidies, U.S. Energy Information Administration, utilities

05Jun

Driving Up the Cost of Power for Consumers

Making an apples to apples comparison of new weather-dependent renewables against existing coal or nuclear power plants cannot be done – at least not with our existing tools. Not only are you trying to compare one source of variable power to dispatchable, baseload generation that’s available 24-7, but you’re also attempting to compare a facility […]

On June 5, 2019
baseload power, coal-fired power plants, electricity prices, renewable energy, solar, utilities, wind