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- More Media Lies About the Texas Electricity Grid Wed, 2 Aug 23, 11:00amGuest “Lying must be like breathing to them” by David Middleton Solar, wind energy keeping Texas power grids running amid weekslong heat wave Inflated prices and power failures could have…
- China The Renewables Leader? Do Your Homework, Guardian Sat, 1 Jul 23, 7:00pmThe Guardian don’t mention that China’s target was a very easy one.
- Replacing Coal Power with Wind and Solar Increases Net CO2 Emissions Sat, 17 Jun 23, 7:00amThe most significant effects of adding wind and solar power to any grid are to destabilize it and greatly to increase the cost of electricity for homes and businesses everywhere
- Solar Optimism and Coal Alarmism a Century Ago Thu, 20 Apr 23, 7:05amThe notion that the sun’s energy can be converted into electricity because it is just there to be concentrated is naivete.
- Jayaraj: India, China Emissions Make Mockery of Western Policies Sat, 24 Sep 22, 7:00amContrary to the predictions of thousands of articles and analyses, China is nowhere near reaching its peak consumption of coal.
- Dumb As It Gets: Germany Heads into Winter Refusing to Let Badly Needed Power Plants Operate Wed, 6 Jul 22, 7:00pmIt’s about 5.6 million jobs affected by the lack of natural gas. It is not about taking shorter showers.
- The role of risk aversion in the coal contracting behavior of US power plants Sat, 15 Jan 22, 1:00pmThe results indicate that a 10% increase in spot price uncertainty is associated with 0.9% increase in contract coal prices, and that both risk aversion and relationship-specific investments are important determinants of...
- Greece Puts Coal Power Plants Shut Down in 2019 Back Into Operation…To Avert Winter Blackouts! Fri, 10 Dec 21, 5:00amBut that has turned out to be easier said than done. Greece now is putting lignite-fired power plants back into operation after a recent study by Greek electricity regulator RAE found the supply was at risk, especially in...
- Britain forced to fire up coal plant amid record power prices and winter squeeze Wed, 8 Sep 21, 7:00pmThe UK has turned to a coal-fired power station to help boost its energy supply after global gas and power prices hit new highs and wind farms produced very low levels of electricity.
- EIA: “Renewables became the second-most prevalent U.S. electricity source in 2020″… Tue, 3 Aug 21, 7:00amGuest “That’s not how I would have phrased it” by David Middleton JUL 28, 2021Renewables became the second-most prevalent U.S. electricity source in 2020 In 2020, renewable energy sources (including wind,...
- Summer Natural Gas Prices Reach 7-yr High! Fri, 23 Jul 21, 11:00amGuest “Thanks Joe!” by David Middleton JULY 22, 2021Summer U.S. natural gas prices are the highest since 2014 In June, the U.S. natural gas spot price at the Henry Hub…
- The Future Of Energy: One Of These Things Is Not Real Wed, 9 Jun 21, 7:00amIn the reality on the ground, thousands of independent actors, both private and governments, are ready and able to fill the demand for fossil fuels and to make lots of money in the process...
- Texas “Wind was operating almost as well as expected” – Part Deux Tue, 2 Mar 21, 1:00amGuest “debunking the debunkers” by David Middleton Setting the Stage Why was Texas, ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) in particular, so unprepared for the onslaught of frigid weather? This…
- The Day After Tomorrow: Renewables Fail Edition Thu, 18 Feb 21, 9:00amGuest “The best laid plans of mice and men…” by David Middleton Note: I had originally titled this post, The Day After Tomorrow: ERCOT Fail Edition, and ERCOT did fail.…
- China recolonizes Africa Sat, 26 Dec 20, 9:00amHarvard University China specialist Edward Cunningham says China is building, planning or financing more than 300 coal plants, in places as widespread as Turkey, Egypt, Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines...