"Republicans need to make the case for commonsense environmental policies like nuclear transformation. It’s the middle ground between banning meat to save the environment and bashing environmental concerns as a hoax. By focusing on local and community based climate solutions, an all-of-the-above approach to energy, and an acceptance of anthropogenic climate change, Republicans can win over young voters."
A New Approach to Clean Energy in 2023
Consumer demand for renewable energy offers a market-based opportunity to advance the energy transition without punishing taxpayers
Yes, There’s a Republican Climate Plan, and It’s Awesome
In the Climate Debate, Hitting Targets is Vastly More Important Than Having Targets
Texas Grid Proposal Should Bolster Reliability, Protect Consumers
As ERCOT attempts to iron out the specifics of its market redesign, affordability and reliability must be of the utmost concern.
New Report Highlights Economic Benefits of Renewable Energy in Texas
The current fleet of utility-scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects in Texas are estimated to generate $7.2–$8.8 billion in new tax revenue to local communities.
Bureaucratic Red Tape Is Blocking a U.S. Nuclear Renaissance
"Plant Vogtle’s Units 3 and 4 are the first nuclear reactors to be constructed in the United States in more than three decades, and it’s no wonder. Overregulation and the absurd cost – both time-wise and financially – of the NRC permitting process are stopping clean, safe nuclear energy in its tracks. We’re allowing outdated fears and bureaucratic inertia dictate our energy future, while our energy security and climate goals suffer."
How Texas’ electricity plan could change the grid
"Critics, however, warn that the PUC is pushing the state toward a market design rooted in the past instead of embracing renewable energy and accelerating efforts to cut electricity use when demand is highest. Some also say the proposal would raise power costs for customers. And powerful legislators question whether the PUC’s plan will offer the reliability its supporters promise."
Can Maryland’s New Governor Become a Climate Leader?
Wes Moore Has a High Ceiling if He Puts Data over Dogma
Why Does the U.S. Tax Code Penalize R&D?
"Returning to R&D expensing—by which investments are written off immediately—makes sense. Virtually every single country around the world allows companies to deduct the full cost of R&D—and many subsidize it heavily. China, among other countries, does so using a 'super-deduction,' allowing companies to deduct more than 100% of their R&D costs. In China, companies may deduct 175% of R&D expenses. The U.S. is the outlier; it punishes investment by not letting companies deduct even 100% of R&D costs."
Willams’ CEO: Complex permitting, lack of infrastructure block nation’s natural gas potential
"'It used to take five years to build something like the Hoover Dam,' he said. 'Now, it takes us, at least for any kind of sizable project today, at least four years for the permitting process, not the construction. And generally, it will take us nine months to construct.'"