Renewable Energy Mandates Are Costly Climate Policies
April 25, 2019Many U.S. states have renewable portfolio standards that require a certain percentage of electricity to come from renewable sources, mostly…
The Green New Deal and the “World’s Dumbest Energy Policy”
April 10, 2019The Democrats’ latest promise to fuel America’s economy from “100 percent clean, renewable, zero-emission” sources within a decade, while eliminating…
Wind and Solar Tax Credits
March 26, 2019Summary: The U.S. Treasury estimates that the Production Tax Credit will cost taxpayers $40.12 billion from 2018 to 2027, making it the most…
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…
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…
Energy Statism: Wartime to Carter to Cortez
February 19, 2019Centralized planning of the energy sector, now at the forefront of political debate with the “Green New Deal,” has a…
