A blog with my thoughts on energy and electric power generation.
Coal Power: The Energy Source That Should be Providing 20% of America’s Primary Energy
Previous posts have discussed electricity growth and the likely shortage of Dispatchable generation in the winter of 2027. This article provides a Common-Sense path to adequate, affordable, resilient, reliable and Dispatchable generation capacity 24/7 for the Grid. The answer? Build new coal plants
The U.S. Needs 250 GW: Take a Look at Four Plants to Visualize Real Bulk Power Generation
America needs about 250 GW of new electricity generation in the next decade. As I see it, we are headed for power shortages this winter due to excessive federal regulations, Bureaucratic red tape and a public that has been indoctrinated to believe green power is good, when in fact the green new deal has been…
Coal: An Important Fuel for Future Electricity Generation
Coal remains important and new coal plants are needed. Here are a dozen reasons: 1. The growth of new electricity generation capacity is projected to be 100 GW by 2030 and 800 GW by 2050 2. With de-regulation, no Utility is held accountable for expanding growth of Dispatchable generation as Regional Utilities did in the…
