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therightinsight.org/Full-Disclosure-Solar
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6/21/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
Solar is intermittent. Therefore, solar generation is intermittent. Solar is unreliably available during the day and reliably unavailable at night. Solar conditions vary geographically and seasonally. Therefore, solar generation potential ...
therightinsight.org/Full-Disclosure-Storage
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6/28/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
Wind and solar are intermittent resources, so both wind and solar generation are intermittent and require backup. This backup is currently provided by conventional generation. However, with the evolution of a fossil-free grid, storage ...
therightinsight.org/Full-Disclosure-System
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7/5/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The fossil-free, all-electric everything grid envisioned to avoid catastrophic anthropogenic climate change would be a very different grid from that which serves the US today. The fossil-free grid would still include the non-fossil ...
therightinsight.org/Full-Disclosure-Wind
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6/14/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
Wind is intermittent. Therefore, wind generation is intermittent. Wind is unreliably available around the clock. Wind conditions vary geographically and seasonally. Therefore, wind generation potential varies geographically and seasonally. ...
therightinsight.org/Future-Grid
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1/24/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
"The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots." Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny
It currently appears that the Administration’s vision of the future US electric grid, supplied ...
therightinsight.org/Future-World-How-Many-Windmills-Would-We-Need
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6/6/17 at 8:51 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The US currently consumes approximately 97 quadrillion British Thermal Units (BTU) of energy in all forms each year (97 Quads). Since this quantity of energy and the forms of energy which constitute it vary over time, this analysis will use...
therightinsight.org/Gas-Appliance-Phaseout
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2/8/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
Achieving Net Zero GHG emissions by 2050 would require a complete phaseout of residential and commercial gas appliances, including furnaces and boilers, water heaters, ranges and ovens, laundry dryers, grills, and standby generators.
US ...
therightinsight.org/Gas-Generation-Phaseout
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1/18/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The US currently generates more than 500,000,000 Megawatt-hours, or approximately 25% of electric utility annual electricity production, in coal-fueled generating stations, which the Administration has said will all cease operation by 2030....
therightinsight.org/Goals-and-Plans
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5/30/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”, Antoine de St.Exupery
“I love it when a plan comes together.”, John (Hannibal) Smith
The Biden Administration has announced a series of goals, leading to an overall goal of ...
therightinsight.org/Goals-Without-Plans
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6/8/21 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The Biden Administration has produced a new US INDC (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions) after rejoining the Paris Accords. The new INDC roughly ...
therightinsight.org/Green-New-Dangers
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3/5/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
Much has been written regarding the effects of the “energy transition” on energy cost, availability, reliability and the structure and operation of the electric grid. Those are all important issues. All are fraught with degrees ...
therightinsight.org/Grid-Balancing
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4/12/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The electric utility grid requires instantaneous balancing of demand and supply. Historically, most fluctuations on the grid were the result of changes in customer demand. However, as intermittent renewable sources of generation are added ...
therightinsight.org/Grid-Reliability
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9/20/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The reliability of the electric utility grid depends upon the availability of generation output equal to grid demand at all times. Historically, this has been accomplished by operating numerous generators at somewhat below full capacity, so...
therightinsight.org/Grid-Responsibility
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2/20/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
therightinsight.org/Get-Ready-For-Nationwide-Blackouts-Under-Biden
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12/7/20 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy
Guest Post
From: International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC)
By: Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris
The power disaster unfolding in California will soon occur across the country, if Joe Biden gets his way. The Golden State has been sweeping...
therightinsight.org/2022-Energy-Predictions-Coal-Decline-Accelerates-Federal-Funds-Spur-Clean-Energy-Millions-Of-New-Electric-Vehicles-And-Chargers
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2/5/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/A-Coal-Exit-Treaty-Can-Radically-Simplify-and-Accelerate-Climate-Policy
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9/30/21 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Cities-countries-and-economies-were-built-with-derivatives-from-oil-not-by-electricity
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4/22/21 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Cultural-motivations-for-wind-and-solar-renewables-deployment
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12/17/20 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/IEAs-Net-Zero-Private-to-Socialist-Investment
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12/2/21 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Memo-to-Biden
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7/30/20 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Net-Zero-Carbon-Dioxide-Emissions-By-2050-Requires-A-New-Nuclear-Power-Plant-Every-Day
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10/10/19 at 11:20 AM
- Energy Policy
From: Forbes
By: Roger Pielke
Date: September 30, 2019
"More than a decade ago, Gwyn Prins and Steve Rayner characterized ...
therightinsight.org/Pathway-2045-Edisons-Roadmap-to-Energy-Hell
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11/21/19 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
From: Watts Up With That?
By: Rud Istvan
Date: November 8 - November 14, 2019
Edison’s Roadmap to Energy Hell
therightinsight.org/Presidential-Executive-Order-on-Promoting-Energy-Independence-and-Economic-Growth
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3/29/17 at 10:12 AM
- Energy Policy
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
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By the authority vested in me as President by...
therightinsight.org/So-What-Exactly-Is-Long-Duration-Energy-Storage
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1/20/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Highlighted-Article-The-New-Energy-Economy-An-Exercise-in-Magical-Thinking
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4/18/19 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
From: Manhattan Institute
By: Mark P. Mills
"A movement has been growing for decades to replace hydrocarbons, which collectively supply 84%...
therightinsight.org/The-10-Great-Challenges-Facing-Variable-Renewable-Energy
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11/11/21 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-Cost-of-Net-Zero-Electrification-of-the-U-S-A
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2/3/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-Green-Energy-Agenda-vs-Long-Run-Strategic-Planning
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6/24/21 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-Sad-Truth-About-Traditional-Environmentalism
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6/17/21 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-U-S-Will-Need-a-Lot-of-Land-for-a-Zero-Carbon-Economy
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5/27/21 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/What-If-Hydraulic-Fracturing-Was-Banned
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2/13/20 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Your-Life-Under-the-Green-New-Deal
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10/8/20 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-Revenge-Of-The-Fossil-Fuels
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10/28/21 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Black-Gold
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10/4/18 at 6:14 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Energy-Images-Are-Deceiving
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11/15/18 at 6:36 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Ethanol-Pig
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8/30/18 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Gates-Goes-Nuclear
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4/9/20 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Immigration-and-Energy
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10/18/18 at 6:53 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Michael-Moore-and-Me
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4/2/20 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Minnesota-Blows-Billions
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9/20/18 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Moores-Law-Misapplied
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5/14/20 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Obama-Built-That
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5/2/19 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Pipeline-Pinch
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5/23/19 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Rare-Earth-Emergency-1
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6/4/20 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Rare-Earth-Emergency-2
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8/27/20 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Solar-Value-Eclipse
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9/27/18 at 5:54 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Solars-High-Cost-Jobs
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6/21/18 at 8:18 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Texas-Blackout-Deception
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3/25/21 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Thanks-Fossil-Fuels
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11/22/18 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
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