Tag: affordablepower
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Musings of a Nuclear Engineer and a Coal Power Engineer on the Adequacy of Bulk Power Supply for the Future
This document summarizes discussions of Don Spellman, a senior nuclear engineer, retired U.S. Navy Submarine officer and Dick Storm, a retired coal power engineer. We have had ongoing discussions for several years regarding the inadequacy of new replacement of Dispatchable or Base Load capable coal and/or nuclear power plants. Therefore, We decided to jointly write this article to share our views. Introduction America’s Grid grew from the days of Edison, Tesla and Westinghouse to about the 1990’s in an…
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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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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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