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therightinsight.org/The-Changing-of-the-Guard
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1/20/25 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
Today marks the changing of the guard for the government of the United States. The new Administration promises many changes to programs and priorities throughout government. However, few areas will experience changes of the magnitude of the...
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-Energy-Transition-Isnt
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10/5/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-Factual-Context-For-Climate-And-Energy-Policy
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10/31/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-Folly-Of-Climate-Leadership
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2/29/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-Folly-of-Climate-Leadership-Britains-Net-Zero-Masochism-and-the-China-Mirage
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9/5/25 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-Fork-in-the-Road
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11/7/24 at 6:01 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The United States electorate reached “The Fork in the Road” last Tuesday. They chose the fork to the right, away from the Green New Deal, Net Zero by 2050, “all-electric everything”, electric vehicle promotion, ...
therightinsight.org/The-Future-for-Coal
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6/30/25 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
President Trump has issued several Executive Orders (EOs) intended to encourage the continued operation of existing coal generating stations, to return some recently shuttered generating stations to operation and to restore access to ...
therightinsight.org/The-Great-Green-Hope
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6/25/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
Green Hydrogen has emerged as the great green hope of the climate change alarmist community. It would be produced using emission free, intermittent renewable energy generated by wind and solar generators. It could be used for long-duration ...
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/The-Internet-of-Things
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8/6/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The Internet of Things refers to the variety of devices which are remotely accessible from the internet. At their most basic, these devices include wall switches, electrical outlets and plug-in outlet adaptors which can be used to power ...
therightinsight.org/The-myth-of-cheap-Renewable-Power-in-the-UK-and-Europe
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11/21/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-Myth-Of-Replacing-Fossil-Fuels
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7/27/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-New-Normal
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2/27/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The US electric utility industry has historically sought to achieve “four nines” (99.99%) reliability of service. One key to achieving very high system reliability has been maintaining an approximate 20% capacity reserve margin ...
therightinsight.org/The-Price-of-Going-Green-Is-High
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7/11/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
From: IER
Date: June 7, 2024
The Price of Going Green Is High
Key Takeaways
- People around the world are beginning to object to the increasingly expensive costs of the “energy transition” being pushed by their ...
therightinsight.org/The-Real-Climate-Crisis-Alex-Epstein
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6/15/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-Retreat-from-Net-Zero
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3/7/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
From: Net Zero Watch
By: Ross Clark
Date: February 8, 2024
The Retreat from Net Zero
Introduction
The UN meetings on climate change have become renowned for their platitudes, with national leaders falling over each ...
therightinsight.org/The-small-modular-reactor-revolution-is-arriving-soon
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10/17/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-True-Cost-of-Wind-Energy-Updated
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1/24/25 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/The-Energy-Trilemma-And-The-Cost-Of-Electricity-OpEd
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3/21/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Thermal-energy-storage-cost-model
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11/23/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Thermodynamics-of-prime-movers-energy-from-first-principles
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1/4/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Time-to-Retire-the-Term-Renewable-Energy-from-Serious-Discussions-and-Policy-Directives-Part-II
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3/14/24 at 6:00 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/Transition-Cause-and-Effect
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6/11/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The ongoing transition of the US energy economy to an “all-electric everything” energy economy can be analyzed and understood as a set of causes and effects.
CAUSE: The underlying cause which precipitated the transition is the ...
therightinsight.org/Transition-Inflation-2
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11/26/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The previous commentary did a “freeze frame” and looked at the energy transition as a steady state event for simplicity. However, the actual transition is far from a steady state event. Electricity demand and consumption is ...
therightinsight.org/Transition-Uncertainties
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12/10/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The current US Administration has set a goal to achieve Net Zero by 2050. However, this goal relies solely on Executive Branch initiatives rather than being established in law. Therefore, the goal is subject to adjustment or abandonment ...
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/Ultimate-Demonstration
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9/12/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
There has not been a successful demonstration of a renewable plus storage grid, even with generation support from fossil, nuclear, geothermal and biomass generators. Previous commentaries (here, here and here) have described a conceptual ...
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-Generation
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2/21/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The US currently has approximately 1,250GW of electric generating capacity. Approximately 200GW of that capacity is coal generating capacity, of which approximately 50GW is scheduled to be retired through 2029. The remaining approximately ...
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-EV-Future
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8/4/25 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The electric vehicle “market” in the US is a creature of the EPA 2009 Endangerment Finding, “unachievable” Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, extremely restrictive NOx emission standards, the California Zero ...
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-Cost-Allocation
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1/16/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
One of the most contentious issues in utility ratemaking has been the issue of allocation of both capital and operating costs among customer classes. This allocation has been accomplished through monthly service charges, time of day rates, ...
therightinsight.org/Utility-Regrets-(Large)
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12/20/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
- Ed Reid
The electric utility industry functions within the framework of federal, state and local legislation and regulation. The legislators and regulators are influenced by the renewable energy industry and by numerous environmental advocacy ...
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/What-President-Trumps-Energy-Plan-Means-for-the-State-Regulatory-Environment-the-Generation-Mix-and-Electric-Transmission
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2/28/25 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Whats-Wrong-with-Wind-and-Solar
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4/30/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/When-Politics-and-Physics-Collide
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6/27/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
From: City Journal
By: Mark P. Mills
Date: April 17, 2024
When Politics and Physics Collide
The belief that mandates and massive subsidies can summon a world without fossil fuels is magical thinking.
The idea that the United ...
therightinsight.org/Which-Power-Source-is-Best
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4/25/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Why-Nuclear-is-Cheaper-than-Wind-and-Solar
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8/29/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Why-cheaper-wind-and-solar-raise-costs-Part-III-The-problem-with-power-markets
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6/20/25 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy
therightinsight.org/Wind-and-Solar-Cant-Support-the-Grid
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1/9/25 at 6:00 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 ...
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