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Electricity demand in extreme temperatures
During extreme heat waves and cold snaps, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under President Donald Trump has been issuing emergency orders that allow utilities to exceed their environmental emissions limits in order to keep…
What kept North Carolina cool during a recent heat emergency
North Carolina faced an extreme heat event on June 11–12 Duke Energy obtained an emergency order from the U.S. Department of Energy waiving environmental emissions restrictions in order to secure the power grid Once again,…
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…
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…
Army goes nuclear to break ‘tyranny of fuel’
Morgan Phillips writes for FoxNews.com about a significant shift for the American military. The Army is launching a sweeping new nuclear program to generate power for bases across the globe, particularly in remote or…
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