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therightinsight.org/The-Cost-of-Net-Zero-Electrification-of-the-U-S-A
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2/3/22 at 7:00 AM
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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
therightinsight.org/Turbine-Trouble
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8/1/19 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Why-renewables-cant-save-the-planet-TEDx
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12/26/19 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/WindWaste
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10/1/20 at 6:15 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/History-in-Real-Time
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10/25/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
George Santayana
“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
Winston Churchill
"Insanity is doing the same thing ...
therightinsight.org/How-Much-Energy-Will-the-World-Need
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6/16/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/How-Much-Storage
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10/26/21 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The US electric grid was built around a combination of baseload, load following and peaking generating plants. The US nuclear generating fleet has been used primarily for baseload service because the plants were reliable, and their design ...
therightinsight.org/In-Praise-of-Global-Oil-Markets-Will-the-Idiocy-End
Two days in October 1973 (16th and 17th) marked the most important turning point for US energy policy. That is when energy policy idiocy began and despite all evidence to the contrary continues to this day. When will it end?
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therightinsight.org/Incentives-Disincentives
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9/13/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
Society employs incentives and disincentives in numerous ways to influence the actions of various members of society. Sometimes these incentives and disincentives are soft and subtle, while at other times they are brutal and explicit.
The...
therightinsight.org/Innovation-Instead
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10/18/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
“That's why I think we need to recognize it has to be about innovation instead. If we focus on making green energy so cheap that eventually everyone will want it, then we can get everybody on board, and we can do so very, very ...
therightinsight.org/Intermediate-Replacement
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7/26/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
Replacement of conventional intermediate load generators with renewable generation plus storage is similar to, but not identical to, replacement of baseload generation. Intermediate load generators must be able to deliver their full ...
therightinsight.org/Introductory-Energy-Post-and-the-Clean-Power-Plan
Hi. My name is Ken Malloy and I am a Senior Scholar with the Mark H. Berens Family Charitable Foundation, the non-profit organization that publishes this website, TheRightInsight.org.
My expertise is in the ...
therightinsight.org/Is-There-Really-a-Climate-Emergency
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5/7/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/This-House-Believes-Woke-Culture-Has-Gone-Too-Far
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1/19/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Level-Playing-Field
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1/17/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
Wind and solar generation are intermittent forms of renewable generation. Wind generation functions only when wind velocity is above a minimum threshold and below a maximum threshold. Solar functions only during the daytime, and then only ...
therightinsight.org/Looking-For-The-Official-Party-Line-On-Energy-Storage
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12/29/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Mitigation-Adaptation
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12/6/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The principal thrust of the UNFCCC and the IPCC has been on climate change mitigation through reductions in global annual emissions of CO2 and other ‘Green House Gases’ (GHGs). The focal point of their efforts has been keeping ...
therightinsight.org/My-Energy-Storage-Report-Hydrogen-As-An-Alternative-To-Batteries
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12/22/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Navigating-Americas-net-zero-frontier-A-guide-for-business-leaders
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5/19/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Offshore-Wind-Project
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6/7/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
Dominion Energy has proposed Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW), the first large offshore wind project in the United States. CVOW would be a 2.6 GW wind farm consisting of 176 15 MW wind turbines, 3 offshore electric substations,...
therightinsight.org/On-site-Generation
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5/18/21 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
On-site power generation was common in the mid-20th century for large power users with the need for high reliability power supply. These users included industrial plants running continuous processes, plants with large steam consumption, and...
therightinsight.org/Pieces-of-a-Plan
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9/21/21 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
"A goal without a plan is just a wish." – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Biden Administration has yet to release a plan to reach its stated CO2 emission reduction goals for 2030, 2035 and 2050. However, the ...
therightinsight.org/Policy-Implications-Of-The-Energy-Storage-Conundrum
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1/12/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Prosperity-and-Electricity
The United States faces a prosperity crisis. Increased prosperity will make it somewhat easier to resolve many of the problems that the next generation must face head-on. Reviving prosperity in the United States poses some ...
therightinsight.org/R-D-D-and-D
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2/22/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The path to new technology consists of research, development, demonstration and finally deployment. Research and development frequently continue in an effort to improve the technology. However, at some point, the technology is determined to...
therightinsight.org/REALISM-OR-UTOPIANISM-A-proposal-for-reform-of-Net-Zero-policy
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2/24/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Reckless-or-Ruthless
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11/30/21 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
reckless (Merriam-Webster)
: marked by lack of proper caution: careless of consequences
ruthless (Merriam-Webster)
: having no pity : merciless, cruel a ruthless tyrant
The UK and portions of the EU are currently faced with ...
therightinsight.org/Renewable-Demonstration
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3/22/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
I believe it is essential that at least one large scale demonstration of a completely freestanding renewable plus storage powered grid be conducted under carefully controlled conditions. This demonstration should begin as soon as possible ...
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