Increased Electrification and Renewable Energy Require Massive Transmission Investment
March 20, 2019According to a report released by the WIRES group, the transmission trade association, the Brattle Group evaluated two scenarios that…
Wind Generation Fails in Midwest Due to Weather Events: Polar Vortex and El Niño
March 11, 2019Weather has a major effect on the productivity of wind turbines. Both the Polar Vortex and El Niño have reduced…
The Outrageous Cost of the Green New Deal
March 8, 2019Both fans and foes of the so-called Green New Deal (GND) agree that it is a wildly ambitious set of…
Responding to the Green New Deal: Don’t Stop Short
March 4, 2019In the forthcoming cover story of National Review magazine, Travis Kavulla, energy director of the R Street Institute, offers advice…
BP Forecasts Global Energy Demand Will Continue to Increase
March 1, 2019According to BP’s Energy Outlook 2019, global energy demand will continue to increase because of a growing population, with rising…
Utilities Call for Americans to Conserve Energy as Frigid Weather Exhausts Supplies
February 11, 2019Last month, the polar vortex brought below-zero temperatures to the Midwest and Great Plains. Over 220 million Americans experienced below-freezing…
