During his keynote address at CERAWeek, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright spoke to the necessity of common-sense energy policy that prioritizes economic growth, energy security, and affordability for consumers. “Our focus will be steadfast on the American people and our allies abroad,” he said. “We need more energy. Lots more energy. That much should be...
Author: RealClearEnergy
The People vs. Gavin Newsom’s Mandate
As promised, President Donald Trump on Day One of his second term issued an executive order. Unleashing American Energy, that declared as U.S. policy an intention “to eliminate the ‘electric vehicle (EV) mandate’ and promote true consumer choice.” But shortly after the Trump EPA sent its waiver cancellation request to Congress for review, the Government Accountability...
American Energy Dominance Is Sparked in Louisiana
The recent change in administration in Washington has sparked a renewed sense of optimism here in Louisiana. This transition presents an opportunity to realign priorities that have, in some cases, promoted false narratives of clean air and water above the fundamental needs of human communities. We’ve seen the consequences of such misguided policies in California,...
Jump-Starting a New Era of Energy Realism
The United States is experiencing a pivotal moment in energy policy, with nearly unprecedented momentum being created at the federal level by President Donald Trump, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, among a host of others. The momentum from the top has been supercharged by the...
Geothermal Is the Future of American Energy Dominance
Geothermal energy presents a unique opportunity for renewed American leadership with a resource that is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year regardless of weather. This relatively untapped source of power uses energy stored in the earth to generate electricity or provide heat. It is inherently resilient and reliable, strengthens the grid, reduces...
Time to Make Nuclear Energy Great Again
“We made oil and gas great again through the shale revolution. We can make nuclear energy great again through nuclear recycling. A decade ago, America was on the brink of energy decline. We were dependent on foreign oil, vulnerable to geopolitical shocks, and burdened by high energy costs. Then came the shale revolution—an American innovation...
U.S. and India Revamp Bilateral Energy, Trade Pacts
A little over two years ago, representatives of President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated a commitment to a “strategic clean energy partnership,” stressing that “climate and clean energy collaboration should promote energy access, affordability, energy justice, while supporting sustainable economic growth and just energy transitions.” And just last September, the Biden and Modi...
Prioritizing Energy Means Prioritizing Infrastructure
In the early 1980s, I was a bank manager in Kotzebue, Alaska, 33 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Those were the days of handwritten checks, paper records, and hand-updated documents. When broadband brought high-speed internet to Alaska, all that paper went digital, and residents never looked back—until last month, when an act of nature...
Can the U.S. Utility Industry Rise to Its Sputnik Moment?
The call for “Sputnik moments” far outweighs their actual arrival. But the U.S. might find itself in a Sputnik moment in its race with Communist China over artificial intelligence. A ‘Sputnik moment’ calls for unified national action toward a goal. And with a new President with a strong penchant for industrial policy, it is a...
Texas Is Leading in Power Grid Investment
The electric grid has been described as the world’s largest machine. I’d like for you to take a moment to consider the generation and delivery of an electron to your home or business and how incredible today’s electric grid truly is. An electron is created by heat, inversion or friction at a power plant. That...