A blog with my thoughts on energy and electric power generation.
Back to Basics, Part II: Coal and Gas Electricity Generation Production Cost Comparison
Thermal power generation by natural gas fueled gas turbines is the most common for Dispatchability when electricity demand rises. As an example, let’s take a look at the PJM Interconnection on July 2, 2026. Gas, nuclear and coal provided most of the electricity generation needed with gas providing nearly 50% of total electricity generation. In…
Back to Basics: A Primer on Primary Energy
“The cavemen had the same natural resources at their disposal as we havetoday, and the difference between their standard of living and ours is a difference between the knowledge they could bring to bear on those resources and the knowledge used today…..” Thomas Sowell Continuing Sowell’s quote…. “To produce sufficient energy that drives our economy,…
Some of the Axis of Evil Regarding Climate Policies
Since about 2009 I have given talks and presentations, did radio “Energy Fact Minutes” and written numerous articles on anti-American climate policies and the war on coal. I have been curious for literally two decades of why are so many U.S. politicians and influential people so against conventional energy? From my perspective, of having a…
Power for the U.S.A. 