Tag: Energy Economic Prosperity
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Thoughts on Primary Energy and the Way the World Really Works
The Developed world and the Developing countries depend on energy to run. Developing countries need reliable PRIMARY Energy to progress from muscle power to machines and the Developed countries, including China and India require lots of reliable primary energy to sustain their quality of life. I am one of the few people who focus on…
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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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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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Reality of 32,000 MW/Year of New Generation Demand. Solution: Build New Coal Plants Now!
Bulk Power Supply & Primary Energy: The term BULK POWER means just that, Bulk Power in hundreds and thousands of Megawatts. America needs huge Bulk Power generation additions of about 30,000 MW per year, not small scale R&D projects of variable generation or unproven new SMRs. Perhaps some time in the future renewables and new…
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Ten Hard Truths of S.C. Electricity-The Lifeblood of the Economy
There are a number of states that are on a path to higher electricity bills and less reliability, including S.C. Why? Because the S.C. Governor and the Legislature are still stuck on Net Zero Carbon. I thought it might be informative to list 10 unpopular truths: Hard Truths that Apply to S.C. as Well as…
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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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SWAMP People and Organizations Against Making America Great, Foreign & Domestic
About three decades ago I became curious of those people and organizations that seemed to work in earnest against the best interests of the U.S.A. My interest began with EPA “Violations of New Source Review” How did they affect me? It was directly. Myself and our team were consulting and providing performance improving modifications (“modifications”…
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Repeal the IRA! Protect America’s Lifeblood of Energy and Electricity Supply
The Rise and Decline of nations throughout history is well documented. Here are my thoughts on the how close the U.S. came to a steep decline of freedom, strength and prosperity due to the un-American energy policies of Obama and Biden. Energy and electricity are the Life-Blood of our country’s productive capacity and prosperity. The…
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The Solution to the Nation’s Coming Electricity Reliability Crisis: Build New Coal Plants!
Thank you President Trump for your leadership and courage to support American Energy Independence and to start a new Golden Age of Economic Prosperity. A thriving economy today is powered by electricity and the electricity Demand is growing at the highest rate in decades. According to Utility Dive and Grid Strategies: “U.S. electricity demand could…
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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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