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therightinsight.org/Renewable-Design
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12/7/21 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
This commentary provides a simplified overview of the process of replacing a single dispatchable powerplant with either wind or solar generation plus storage.
The powerplant to be replaced is a 1,000 MW plant, either coal or nuclear fueled...
therightinsight.org/Renewable-Productivity
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4/19/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The wind and solar generation systems installed in the US have been installed in the most favorable locations available, for obvious reasons. However, as wind and solar generation are expanded toward a renewable plus storage generation ...
therightinsight.org/Renewable-Transition
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1/25/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The US transition to renewable electric generation is proceeding down a path which assures that electric rates will rise. Wind and solar are “source of opportunity” generators, producing electricity when the wind blows and the ...
therightinsight.org/Shifty-Climate-Sands
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10/27/20 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The Biden/Harris position on climate change has been shifting (shifty?) as their political campaign has “progressed” toward election day. The Green New Deal is one of the key issues on which the campaign has shifted with regard ...
therightinsight.org/Solar-by-the-Numbers
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3/8/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The Administration goal of a fossil free grid by 2035 would require that the renewable portion of grid energy supply be supported by additional renewable generation plus electricity storage. The hourly, daily, monthly and seasonal ...
therightinsight.org/Standby-Generator-Issues
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9/27/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
Intermittent renewable generation displaces a portion of the output of conventional coal and natural gas generators, but does not replace those generators. However, depending on intermittent renewable market penetration, the annual output ...
therightinsight.org/Storage-by-the-Numbers
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3/15/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
A reliable electric grid supplied predominantly or exclusively by intermittent renewable generators such as wind turbines and solar arrays would require massive energy storage to provide continuous power to the grid when the output of the ...
therightinsight.org/Technology-Forcing
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5/25/21 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
“Technology forcing is a regulatory strategy that establishes currently unachievable and uneconomic performance standards to be met at some future point in time. ... Basically, technology forcing sets regulatory standards and provides...
therightinsight.org/Technology-Forcing-2050
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6/1/21 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
“Technology forcing is a regulatory strategy that establishes currently unachievable and uneconomic performance standards to be met at some future point in time. ... Basically, technology forcing sets regulatory standards and provides...
therightinsight.org/The-Cost-of-Net-Zero-Electrification-of-the-USA
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6/23/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-Energy-Storage-Conundrum
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12/15/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-Impossibility-Of-Bridging-The-Last-10-On-The-Way-To-100-Clean-Electricity
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1/5/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Timing-is-Everything
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8/30/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
Timing is not a particular issue in market-driven product, process or service transitions. The existing technology applications remain in the market and the new technology applications enter the market and replace them over time. The new ...
therightinsight.org/Tracking-Climate-Progress
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6/29/21 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The Biden Administration has established targets of reducing US GHG emissions by 50-52% by 2030 and achieving net zero emissions from the electricity sector by 2035. The Administration has not yet publicized a plan to achieve these targets....
therightinsight.org/Transparency
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3/29/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
I believe that the demonstration project described in the previous commentary should be conducted rigorously and transparently, with broad website access to hourly, daily, monthly and annual data.
The first step in this process would be ...
therightinsight.org/Turning-Down-the-Climate-Change-Heat
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3/19/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Uncertainty
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5/17/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
Definition of uncertain (Merriam-Webster)
1a : not known beyond doubt : dubious an uncertain claim
b : not having certain knowledge : doubtful remains uncertain about her plans
c : not clearly identified or defined a fire of uncertain ...
therightinsight.org/US-Coal-Phaseout
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1/11/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The US currently generates more than 500,000,000 Megawatt-hours, or approximately 25% of annual electricity production, in coal-fueled generating stations. Coal generation has decreased by more than half over the past 10 years, largely ...
therightinsight.org/US-ICE-Vehicle-Phaseout
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2/1/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
“We need to make green energy much cheaper.”, Bjorn Lomborg
Global policymakers appear to have adopted a uniform approach to the green energy transition – making fossil energy unavailable through supply restriction or ...
therightinsight.org/USA-Climate-Priorities-2
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8/27/19 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The previous commentary on USA Climate Priorities discussed priorities regarding climate science, specifically regarding: accurate temperature measurement; establishment of specific values for climate sensitivity and feedbacks; and, ...
therightinsight.org/Utility-Regrets-(Small)
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12/13/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
Electric utilities find themselves positioned between the renewable generation industries (wind and solar) and electricity end users. Their relationships with these groups are controlled or influenced by legislation and regulation at the ...
therightinsight.org/Whats-Wrong-with-Wind-and-Solar
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4/30/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Wind-and-Solar-Subsidies
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7/14/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Wind-by-the-Numbers
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3/1/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The Administration goal of a fossil free grid by 2035 would require that the renewable portion of grid energy supply be supported by additional renewable generation plus electricity storage. The hourly, daily, monthly and seasonal ...
therightinsight.org/A-Promise-Kept-Bidens-War-on-American-Energy
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5/5/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Orderly-Liquidation
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8/16/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
President Biden spoke about his approach to destroying the US oil industry during a primary campaign debate in 2020. The approach focused on depriving the industry of supply through a combination of banning new exploration and drilling on ...
therightinsight.org/Rare-Earths-Electrification-Mandates-and-Energy-Security-Part-I
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2/2/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-Thick-Plottens
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5/31/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”, Antoine de St. Exupery
The Biden Administration has announced several goals to be achieved regarding climate change, culminating in Net Zero GHG emissions by 2050 in the US. However, the...
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