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therightinsight.org/Cost-Benefit-Analysis-in-the-Regulatory-Process
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9/5/17 at 6:15 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The US federal government has taken numerous actions to require cost / benefit analyses, or cost effectiveness analyses, regarding federal rulemaking activities. The intent of these actions is to assure that the rulemaking activities ...
therightinsight.org/Costing-the-Green-Grid-Current-and-future-technology
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2/8/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Curiouser-and-Curiouser
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8/31/21 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Strange decisions are being made by numerous global governments which have committed under the Paris Accords to reduce CO2 emissions in an effort to limit the increase in the global average temperature anomaly to 1.5°C.
China is ...
therightinsight.org/Current-Storage-Deficit
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4/9/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
In a summary of a recent peer-reviewed paper, the principal author stated that an electric grid predominantly powered by intermittent renewables such as wind and solar would require storage approximately equal to 25% of annual generation to...
therightinsight.org/CVOW-and-Storage
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11/8/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Dominion Energy has proposed to build Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) a 176 wind turbine farm off the Virginia coast. The Virginia Legislature had predetermined that such a project was in the public interest. The Virginia State ...
therightinsight.org/Data-Centers-and-AI
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12/17/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Several “Big Tech” companies are planning to build data centers or AI facilities which would require as much as 1 gigawatt of reliable power supply. The first move in this direction was Microsoft’s decision to contract ...
therightinsight.org/Debunking-the-2023-hike-in-the-Social-Cost-of-Carbon
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4/4/25 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Energy Policy,Climate Change,Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Decarbonizing-Buildings
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7/16/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
therightinsight.org/Decarbonizing-Buildings-2
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7/23/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The DOE Decarbonizing Buildings blueprint, while it deals with fossil fuel end use elimination in the buildings sector, is far more focused on limiting the electricity demand and consumption increases resulting from the replacement of oil ...
therightinsight.org/Decarbonizing-Buildings-3
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10/8/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
therightinsight.org/DECARBONIZING-THE-U-S-ECONOMY-BY-2050-A-National-Blueprint-for-the-Buildings-Sector
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5/9/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Decision-2024
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10/29/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The Democrat and Republican Parties have held their National Conventions and approved their party’s platform for the 2024 presidential election.
The Democrat platform was developed prior to President Biden’s decision to end his...
therightinsight.org/Defending-Climate-Orthodoxy
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1/9/18 at 6:42 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
scientific method: principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of ...
therightinsight.org/Demand-Pull-Markets
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7/13/21 at 3:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
A market economy is an economic system in which economic decisions and the pricing of goods and services are guided by the interactions of a country's individual citizens and businesses. There may be some government intervention or ...
therightinsight.org/Democrat-Climate-Platform
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10/13/20 at 3:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The 2020 Democrat Party Platform covers a broad range of topics. The section of the platform dealing with climate is entitled “Combating the Climate Crisis and Pursuing Environmental Justice”.
The section begins with the ...
therightinsight.org/Democrats-Platform-Up-Close-2016
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8/23/16 at 9:42 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
“We believe America must be running entirely on clean energy by mid-century.”
The term “clean energy” is not defined in the platform, so it is not clear whether natural gas and propane are included, which leaves ...
therightinsight.org/Demonstration-Challenge
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11/28/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The stated goal of the US Administration’s renewable energy transition is to replace all dispatchable fossil-fueled electricity generation and all direct fossil fuel usage with renewable electricity to reduce CO2 emissions. Logically,...
therightinsight.org/Demonstration-Reporting
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4/5/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
This commentary suggests a reporting format for the renewable plus storage demonstration discussed in the prior two commentaries.
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Pre-demonstration electricity generation ... |
therightinsight.org/Desperation
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3/24/20 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The 1970s were the decade of global cooling, hyped in the media with cover art and major articles in Time, Newsweek and other media outlets. Scientists were also concerned about global warming during that period, but the actual cooling ...
therightinsight.org/Diminishing-Impact-of-Increased-CO2
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11/21/17 at 7:26 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
“It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.” --Richard P. Feynman
The impact of incremental increases in ...
therightinsight.org/Dismantling-the-Royal-Society-Large-Scale-Electricity-Storage-Report
therightinsight.org/Dispatchable-Wind-and-Solar
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4/11/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Electricity demand fluctuates continuously, over a range of 2.5-3 to one. Electric utility operators control the output of numerous generation resources over their acceptable range of operation to match the contemporaneous demand of the ...
therightinsight.org/Does-Wind-Intermittance-Over-Short-Hourly-Periods-Gives-a-Clearer-Picture
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8/3/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Economic-Reality
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5/7/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The energy transition envisioned by the current US Administration is an enormous financial endeavor. It would increase the current US electricity sector investment in generation, transmission and distribution facilities from approximately $...
therightinsight.org/Electric-Energy-Storage
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8/3/21 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The operation of the electric grid requires continuous balance between supply and demand. Electric demand fluctuates throughout the day and these fluctuations are significantly different between weekdays and weekend days. Electric ...
therightinsight.org/Electric-Transition
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2/15/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The US EIA graph below summarizes the sources and uses of energy in the US economy. The Administration has established a series of progressive goals to eliminate fossil fuel consumption in the energy economy and achieve Net Zero ...
therightinsight.org/Electricity-Prices-Are-Soaring-Its-Time-to-Hold-the-Energy-Transition-Accountable
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1/18/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Emissions-by-the-Numbers
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5/21/19 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
In my commentary “Emissions or Equity”, I discussed the philosophical issues regarding global “greenhouse gas” emissions reductions. Now let’s look at the numbers.
The graph below shows the trends in global ...
therightinsight.org/Emissions-or-Equity
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5/14/19 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The first argument of the consensed climate science community is that global “greenhouse gas” emissions must be reduced to avoid a potential future climate catastrophe if the global average near-surface temperature increase ...
therightinsight.org/End-Subsidies
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8/27/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The US government currently subsidizes utility scale wind and solar generation, transmission and electricity storage, in competition with coal, natural gas and nuclear generation. The government also subsidizes on-site residential and ...
therightinsight.org/Endangered-Species-Reconsideration-of-the-EPA-Endangerment-Finding
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5/30/17 at 6:57 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
therightinsight.org/Endangerment-Unfound
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3/10/25 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The Clean Air Act (CAA) became law in 1970. It was later amended in 1970 and 1990. Congress considered including CO2 emissions under the Act but elected not to do so both during debate on the Act and during debates on the amendments.
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therightinsight.org/Energy-Efficiency-as-a-Climate-Change-Reform-Strategy-Are-we-just-throwing-money-at-the-problem
(For an introduction to this E3 blog series click here)
Put to one side for a moment whether we need to do anything about climate change. Assume it is real and we need to do “something.” There are a wide variety ...
therightinsight.org/Energy-Inflation-Was-by-Design
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10/27/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Energy-Policy-and-the-Presidential-Election
therightinsight.org/The-Consensus-on-Climate-Change-Facts-and-Myths
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8/11/16 at 8:35 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ken Malloy
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"No challenge--no challenge--poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change. 2014 was the planet’s warmest year on record. Now, one year doesn’t make a trend, but this does: 14 of the 15... |
therightinsight.org/Energy-Security-is-National-Security
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4/27/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Energy-Transition-Goal
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1/30/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The Administration’s stated goal for the energy transition is an energy system with “Net Zero” CO2 emissions after conversion of all energy end uses to all-electric systems. I often find, when trying to visualize a ...
therightinsight.org/Energy-Transition-Inflation
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11/19/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Energy has been described as the master resource as it affects virtually all aspects of our lives. Therefore, energy cost inflation has the potential to drive inflation throughout the economy.
The ongoing energy transition toward “...
therightinsight.org/Energy-Transition-Security
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12/3/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Energy security is critical for advanced societies. The most secure energy system relies on diverse domestic resources and infrastructure with a comfortable margin of safety under peak demand conditions. This is the type of energy system ...
therightinsight.org/Energy-User-Responsibility
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2/27/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
therightinsight.org/Energy-War-Similarities
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I...
therightinsight.org/Energy-Climate-and-Freedom
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2/10/25 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The US and most of the developed nations have set various energy and climate goals, either in legislation or by executive action. These goals are typically intended to achieve Net Zero by 2050. Goals were set for specific sectors of their ...
therightinsight.org/Enlightened-Self-interest-Opposition-to-Trumps-Environmental-Policies
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5/23/17 at 6:28 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Prior to the US election in November 2016 the UNFCCC, the IPCC, the signatories to the Paris Accords and numerous environmental NGOs were quietly confident that the expected future Clinton Administration would continue the environmental ...
therightinsight.org/EPA-Endangerment-Finding
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5/9/17 at 7:07 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Several commentators have identified rescission or substantial revision of the 2009 EPA Endangerment Finding regarding CO2 and other “greenhouse gases” as the key to achieving the Trump Administration’s environmental ...
therightinsight.org/Epstein-on-Energy-Fossil_Future-on-Deck
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3/5/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Estimates-and-Averages
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10/3/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Developers of renewable energy generation installations frequently focus their marketing efforts on estimates of the number of homes the installations would serve. The developers’ estimates are not based on consistent assumptions and ...
therightinsight.org/EV-Precautions
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11/15/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Precautionary Principle: An expression of a need by decision-makers to anticipate harm before it occurs. Within this element lies an implicit reversal of the onus of proof: under the precautionary principle it is the responsibility of an ...
therightinsight.org/Evidence-Communication
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12/15/20 at 3:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
A recent article in the journal Nature suggested five fundamental rules for evidence communication which apply well to science communication, though they are not always followed, particularly in climate science.
therightinsight.org/Existential-Threat
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8/9/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The United Nations and several national governments have begun referring to climate change as an existential threat, meaning a threat to the future existence of life on earth. This is a political position intended to draw attention to the ...
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