Cold Winters and Bad Policy Are Testing the Limits of the Grid
February 12, 2018This article was originally printed at The Hill on Monday, January 29. The arctic air that has frozen the northeastern U.S.…
The Ever-Expanding Wind PTC
February 1, 2018We’ve been hearing a lot lately about the economics of wind energy. In a recent earnings call, James Robo, CEO…
Regulations Hurt Economics of Nuclear Power
January 19, 2018The state of Georgia is facing difficulties keeping the construction of its two nuclear power units alive. The bankruptcy of…
FERC Rejects DOE Proposed Rule: IER Stands for Markets, Not Mandates
January 9, 2018WASHINGTON — The Institute for Energy Research supports the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions’s vote to reject the proposed rule from Secretary of Energy…
Expensive Wind Farm Calls It Quits
December 19, 2017Cape Wind, a proposed $2.5 billion wind farm off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is no longer a viable project. Two New…
How to Increase U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Close Nuclear Power Plants
December 4, 2017Since 2012, carbon dioxide emissions from the electric power sector declined by 10.5 percent, but those emissions reductions could be…
