Category: Energy, Politics and Economic Prosperity
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Pros and Cons of Renewable and Conventional Electricity Generation in the Red State of S.C., Part 2
President Trump and Lee Zeldin have done their part at the Federal level to restore energy policy rationality and sanity to the U.S. However, the Deep Swamp and numerous states still have laws that are roadblocks to installing new Dispatchable, Reliable and Affordable coal power plants. Here are my thoughts on this irrationality
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The Real Problem With American Energy Policy
This post will be short and to the point. Myself and many of my energy experienced friends have watched as absolutely anti-American, anti-Human energy polices have come to be. My friend Tom cut through the BS and wrote the following as a response to the Daily Caller article which documented Chinese involvement in NGOs impacting…
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Pros and Cons of Conventional and Renewables Electricity Generation In the Red State of South Carolina, Part 1
Background: Bulk Power Supply in the S.C. Lowcountry The wholesale (Bulk Power) electricity providers serving our region are Santee-Cooper (officially the South Carolina Public Service Authority, or SCPSA) and Dominion Energy (which replaced South Carolina Electric & Gas as the Investor-Owned Utility). Most of Palmetto Electric’s Bulk Power comes from Santee-Cooper. Santee-Cooper is a state-owned agency operating since the…
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The Importance of Coal: Thermal Performance Considerations for Heat Rate and Resiliency
The thermal performance of the existing coal fleet can be improved by applying proven and reasonable cost mechanical tuning solutions. Coal power generation has many advantages when done with excellence in operations and maintenance. This article is based on my presentation to the EPRI Heat-Rate Conference last week and it is written for experienced electric…
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Some Red States Still Embrace the Green New Deal; Including “Usually Conservative” South Carolina
Anti-American, pro-CCP energy policies are not limited to Blue states. We expect foolish energy policies from California, Hawaii, Massachussetts, CT, ME and NY but not so much in “Red States” like South Carolina. S.C. is one of the most Conservative states in the U.S. However the S.C. political leaders have drank the “Green Kool Aid”…
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Conventional Energy, Including Coal is the Life-Blood of America
Electricity has been heralded as the Life-Blood of our economy. Little has been written on the fact that electricity is secondary energy and that a form of primary energy is needed to generate electricity. America has required right at 100 Quadrillion BTUs of Primary energy for the last twenty five years to power our economy,…
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Response to Palmetto Electric Request to Contact Our S.C. Senators
Palmetto-Electric Cooperative is the electricity supplier for the low country of South Carolina. They sent out a request (copied below) for customers to contact our Senators. Here is my full letter to Senator Tom Davis. April 1, 2025 (updated April 3) Dear Senator Davis, Thank you for answering my question regarding electricity generation regulations to…
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Coal Power: It is the End Result that Counts!
Solar and Wind are not the lowest cost electricity generation, in spite of what is written or hyped Electricity Demand is Growing at the Fastest Rate in a Decade An excerpt from the latest IEA Energy 2025 report follows: “Global energy demand grew by 2.2% in 2024 – faster than the average rate over the…
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Existing EPA Rules Increase Costs and Will Cause Rationing of Electricity in South Carolina, if Endangerment Finding is NOT Repealed
The EPA Endangerment Finding and other extreme EPA Rules impacts everyone. Including those of us that live in South Carolina.
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The SWAMP Monster vs. the Best Interests of the United States of America
GONGO, The 14 Headed SWAMP Monster Congress should have reined in the Bureaucratic SWAMP monster long ago. Remember Charlie Reese’s editorial? The column title: 545 vs. 300 Million. It is here. The 435 members of Congress through their delegation of authority (or more correctly, abdication of responsibility) have allowed the EPA, Dept. of Education, Dept.…
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