Pew Research Center polling found that while most Americans support decarbonization, the majority also support the use of a diverse mix of energy resources to reach the 2050 carbon-neutral goal. Dispatchable power generation continues to play a critical role in keeping the lights on.
Read MoreExplainer: As Renewables Scale, Why Aren’t They Reducing Power Costs?
In the U.S., generating electricity accounts for about 44 percent of the total cost consumers end up paying. So what accounts for the other 56 percent?
Read MoreEnergy System Planning is Best Done Without a Partisan Thumb on the Scale
TODD SNITCHLER, PRESIDENT & CEO, EPSA, FOR REALCLEARENERGY September 15, 2022 Wind and solar are useful and mature technologies that, as environmental groups are quick to point out, can outcompete coal and even sometimes natural gas on a cost basis. Putting an additional thumb on the scale in their favor, as the new Inflation Reduction Act […]
Read MoreFrom Coal Reserves to Solar Fields: CPV Shows Competition Is Transforming the Power Grid
In our first Competitive Power Spotlight, CPV’s new solar project transforms a coal mine to generate 100 MW of renewable power and offset more than 100,000 tons of CO2 per year.
Read MoreCompetitive Electricity Markets Spotlight: California ISO
The California ISO—or CAISO—is the only independent grid operator in the western United States and manages the flow of electricity for the grid that serves 80 percent of California and part of Nevada. Its competitive wholesale electric marketplace has been described as a hybrid of the New York Stock Exchange and NASA’s mission control, employing advanced technologies to monitor the grid to ensure that power reaches more than 30 million consumers when they need it.
Read MoreMarkets Help Promote Affordable, Reliable Power Sources as Renewable Energy Overtakes Coal as Second Largest Source of American Electricity
As the energy transition progresses, competitive power markets will continue to play an important role in providing reliable, on-demand generation to bolster intermittent renewable resources.
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