Electricity Prices Have Skyrocketed Under Biden and Harris Critics of former President Donald Trump often claim he is lying. Much of the time, however, the critics fail to recognize he is simply using hyperbole to highlight the problems Democrats and establishment Republicans are causing across our country. Sunday night, Trump was at it again during…
Category: Energy
U.S. Federal Renewable Energy Subsidies are Driving the Energy Transition
“We have heard testimony … about the threat climate change poses to entire sectors of our economy … So, what are we, the federal government, doing to protect against these threats? Actually, we are subsidizing the danger. As we’ll hear today, the United States subsidizes the fossil fuel industry with taxpayer dollars.” – U.S. Senator…
Politicians Added $20 Billion to Texans’ Electricity Costs Last Year
Only a decade ago, Texas had the most competitive electricity market in the world, a market that produced reliable, affordable electricity. Today, the Texas electric grid has been taken over by Texas government. This has produced predictable results: reliability has plummeted while costs have skyrocketed. A new study by the Energy Alliance explains how high the costs…
Restoring Sanity, Reliability, and Affordability to the Texas Electric Grid
With its grid overwhelmed by renewable energy, Texas is putting natural gas back in the game. The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) has received 125 notices of intent that propose more than 55,000 megawatts of new generation, most of it gas-fired. Texans should not be surprised at this turn of events. Generators are simply following the…
Mount Vernon (OH) City Council seeks $20 million environmental justice grant application
At its June 10 meeting, the Mount Vernon City Council gave the go ahead for city staff to apply for funding through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Community Change Program. Funding through the program could be as high as $20 million. City Engineer Brian Ball explained to the council the city might use the funding…
81 Generators Seeking Subsidies from the Taxpayer Funded Texas Energy Fund
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recently responded to the significant number of applicants seeking government subsidies to build new natural gas-fired electric generation plants. In a May 31 statement, he said, “As of this morning, 81 applicants representing over 41 gigawatts of dispatchable power generation projects have applied for the competitive low-interest loan program provided…
Knox County residents turn out, again, in opposition to solar farm project
Part three of a state-required public hearing on a proposed industrial solar farm project in Knox County, Ohio drew overwhelming opposition from local residents. Again. A May 29 “extended hearing” on the Frasier Solar project, developed by Austin-based Open Road Renewables in Clinton and Miller Townships, was required after more than 800 residents attended the…
Wind Failing Texas Again
Reuters recently ran a story highlighting wind generation’s failure through the early months of 2023: The Texas power grid operator urged homes and businesses to conserve electricity on Tuesday as the first major heat wave of the season spurs residents to crank power-hungry air conditioners. Power prices for Tuesday topped $2,500 per megawatt hour (MWh)…
WSJ: Berkshire Hathaway’s Energy Idea Is a Bad Fit for Texas
“Two years ago, not long after the Texas electricity system snapped following a winter storm, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway pitched an idea to Texas lawmakers: Let us build some backup power plants in exchange for steady, guaranteed payment. Now the state is one step closer to making that concept a reality. “The state Senate earlier this month passed a…
WSJ: A Texas-Sized Energy Fiasco
Austin passes subsidies for gas power to counter wind-power subsidies that have destabilized the state electric grid. What a mess. Renewable subsidies have distorted and destabilized the Texas electric grid, which resulted in a week-long power outage during the February 2021 freeze. To prevent more blackouts, Republicans in the Lone Star State now plan to…