posts tagged as electricity generation

Wind Generation Fails in Midwest Due to Weather Events: Polar Vortex and El Niño

Weather has a major effect on the productivity of wind turbines. Both the Polar Vortex and El Niño have reduced the output...

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No, China Will Not Outsmart America’s Energy Renaissance

Imagine a centrally planned economy out-thinking and out-performing a consumer-driven, free-market one. That is the prognostication, even hope, of Amy Myers Jaffe,...

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Regulation and Economic Growth

A recent New York Times article reported on some U.S. businesses that are getting increasing investment in light of the Trump Administration’s...

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BP Predicts Global Oil Demand Will Peak in 2042

BP predicts that global oil demand will peak in 2042 due to the penetration of electric vehicles, the slowing economic growth in...

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China and the Paris Climate Accord

With the United States rolling back Obama-era regulations and possibly exiting the Paris climate accord, some analysts are assuming that China will...

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Expensive Offshore Wind Farm Becomes Operational

The Block Island Wind Farm, a 30 megawatt facility off the Rhode Island coast, went into operation on Monday, December 12. The...

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