STUDY: Assessing Emerging Policy Threats to the U.S. Power Grid
February 24, 2015Executive Summary Abstract Reliable, affordable electricity is critical to our well-being and essential to modern life. But today, threats to…
The President’s Budget and the PTC
February 18, 2015In his recently proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2016, President Obama includes permanent extensions to the wind Production Tax Credit…
Obama’s Climate Agreement with China: Is It Achievable?
January 22, 2015Last November, President Obama reached a climate agreement with China where he agreed to reduce U.S. carbon dioxide emissions by…
Vermont Yankee Closes After 42 Years
January 7, 2015Vermont Yankee is a 604-megawatt nuclear power plant that provided 42 years of reliable electricity to New England’s electric consumers…
Exxon Mobil Expects Oil & Natural Gas to Remain Abundant
January 5, 2015Despite much lower oil prices at the end of 2014, Exxon Mobil’s forecast for the global energy supply and demand…
IER Comment on EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Rule
December 8, 2014The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently closed the comment period for its proposed rule limiting carbon dioxide emissions from existing…
