Cost of Transitioning to 100-Percent Renewable Energy
July 15, 2019There are several studies that indicate it would cost the United States trillions of dollars to transition to an electric…
Global Energy Demand and Fossil Fuel Consumption Rose in 2018, Increasing Carbon Dioxide Emissions
June 19, 2019According to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy, natural gas consumption increased more than any other fuel in 2018,…
IER/ACCCE Report’s ‘Imposed Costs’ Make Levelized Costs of Wind and Solar Comparable to Dispatchable Resources
June 14, 2019S&P Global reported last week that the IER and ACCCE study on the levelized costs of electricity from existing generation…
Study Finds Wind and Solar 2 to 3 Times More Expensive Than Existing Generation Resources
June 3, 2019WASHINGTON — Today the Institute for Energy Research and the American Coalition for Clean Coal Energy released a new study…
IER’s Kenny Stein Testifying Today on Solar and Wind Technologies
May 15, 2019WASHINGTON — Today, IER Policy Director Kenny Stein will testify before the Energy Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and…
U.S. Reached Record Energy Consumption in 2018; Fossil Energy Supplied 80 Percent
May 2, 2019With a booming economy, the United States consumed a record high of 101.3 quadrillion Btu of energy in 2018–3.5 percent…
