Dennis Wamsted

The federal government estimates that wind and solar will supply 93.7% of the increase in electricity generation through 2027.

Solar generated a record 29.8 gigawatts in Texas on Sept. 9

Given gas turbine manufacturing constraints, renewable energy and dispatchable storage are the only options for new generation before 2030.

State regulators and potential project investors need to scrutinize assertions that hydrogen gas will be widely used in methane-fired turbines.

The announcement on March 27 that New England’s last operating coal plant, Merrimack, will retire by 2028 is a significant milestone in the region’s energy transition.

Solar generation in ERCOT, the independent system operator that serves about 90% of electricity demand in Texas, jumped 46% in January

The changing regional power environment is likely to shift the outlook for pension funds and other institutional investors with holdings in private equity firms by lowering annual returns, raising investment risks, or both.

Forced Outages During a December Freeze Underscore Serious Performance Problems Facing Coal- and Gas-Fired Electric Generators

March 9, 2023 (IEEFA)—An Arctic blast that hit the central and eastern United States in late December once again highlighted that coal- and gas-fired electric generators are not nearly as reliable as their proponents claim. A report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) shows how forced outages during extreme weather underscore performance problems in the fossil fuel sector.

The Biden administration’s clean energy plan—80 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035—can seem like a daunting target. But there are templates for that transition, in Texas and the formerly coal-dominated Southeast.