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America getting something right on energy
Editors at National Review Online tout high points of American energy policy. Today’s trip to the gas station will be an unwelcome reminder of the imbroglio in the Persian Gulf. The average price nationwide in January was…
How obscuring solar power’s full cost subverts state law
Adding a solar project to the electrical grid cannot be done without also adding backup generation The North Carolina Utilities Commission excludes the costs of backup generation in evaluating solar projects’ costs, even…
Solar’s cost should reflect its need for backup generation
It is undisputed that backup generation is an integral, inseparable aspect of solar facilities The North Carolina Utilities Commission treats solar facilities as if they are low-cost sources by treating their necessary backup…
Fuel price is no reason to pick renewables over natural gas
For years, the John Locke Foundation’s Center for Food, Power, and Life has been warning of electricity price hikes in the wake of the 2021 passage of the Carbon Plan law. A recent research brief even included a section…
Powering data centers needs less bureaucracy, more freedom
The electricity demands of data centers and other power-hungry industrial customers pose significant concerns about grid reliability and rising costs The most immediate answer — one discussed by the president and by the…
The lingering effects of bad policy choices
On Nov. 20, Duke Energy announced that it had requested rate increases from the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) of 15.0 percent for Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) customers and 15.1 percent for Duke Energy Progress…
MVP Southgate gets a key state permit after years of denials
With the MVP Southgate project getting a critical state water permit, North Carolina is finally set to get its second interstate natural gas pipeline The state would have already had more pipelines were it not for Gov. Roy…
Examining the ‘too good to be true’ boasts of solar and wind
Center of the American Experiment recently posted a short (2:40) video, “Wind & Solar: Too good to be true?” (see below for the embedded video). The video is based on this recent report by Sarah Montalbano, “Shattered…
Duke plan confirms greater productivity of nuclear, natural gas
Duke’s latest resource plan filing shows how unreliable its planned new solar capacity is relative to new nuclear and natural gas capacity The plan shows that natural gas is roughly twice as productive as solar, while nuclear…
More reliability coming for North Carolina power consumers
The latest resource plan filed by Duke Energy reflects a rapidly changing energy environment in North Carolina The good news is that there will be much more reliable, baseload-capable natural gas and nuclear capacity added to…
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