Germany Shuts Down Three Perfectly Good Nuclear Power Plants
Teutonic carbon dioxide emissions and electricity prices are projected to increase as a result.
Electricity
That Weird California Computer Ban Isn't What It Appears to Be. It's Dumber.
An attempt to reduce idle electricity consumption actually incentivizes selling more powerful equipment.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Will Face Recall Vote
Secretary of State’s office verifies his opponents have gathered enough valid signatures.
The Texas Blackout Blame Game
Neither wind power nor deregulation are responsible for the Texas power disaster.
Is 'King Solar' Now the Cheapest Electricity Source Ever?
Yes, and it's only going to get cheaper.
Newsom Attempts To Mandate Full Transition to Electric Cars by 2035
Maybe California will figure out how to keep the lights on by then.
Los Angeles Will Shut Off People's Utilities For Hosting Parties, Not For Failing To Pay Their Utility Bills
Mayor Eric Garcetti's plan to shut off utility service to violators of bans on private gatherings poses grave civil liberties and due process concerns.
In a State of Emergency, the President Can Control Your Phone, Your TV, and Even Your Light Switches
Under a little-known regulation that dates back to the 1930s, the president has legal power over electronic transmissions.
A Presidential Tweet Can't Stop the TVA from Shuttering Two Coal-Fired Generation Plants
So far, Trump's efforts to subsidize his coal cronies have failed.
Trouble in Paradise
Naomi Klein misses the meaning of "the miracles Puerto Ricans have been quietly pulling off while their government fails them."
Trump's Crony Capitalism: Energy Division
Trump orders "immediate steps" to save money-losing coal and nuclear power plants.
Off-Grid Survival for You and Me
A guide to maintaining your own basic power, water, and supplies
Energy Secretary Rick Perry Orders Regulators to Figure Out How to Keep Renewables from Crashing the Electric Power Grid
New energy market distortions to fix old energy market distortions
Lack of Competition Is Leading to a Costly Electricity Glut in California
Government monopolies drive prices up.
New Proposed Nevada Solar Power Plant Would Cost Six Times More Than the Hoover Dam
While supposedly delivering about the same amount of electricity.
The New Nuclear Energy Revolution
Throwing off excessive regulatory precaution will bend the nuclear cost curve down, argues new study
Advanced Reactor Nuclear Power Resurgence in the U.S.
Privately funded, carbon-free, walk-away-safe, burns nuclear waste - what's not to like?
How Long Could the U.S. Go Without Electricity?
Ted Koppel's latest book explores the effects of EMP weapons.
Obama's Clean Power Plan Would Reduce Global Warming by -0.015 Degree By 2100
A lot of pain for what gain?
How Much Will Obama's Clean Power Plan Cost You?
Depending upon whom you believe, estimates range from net savings to hundreds of dollars more.
Anti-Fracking Activism Sacrifices Nature for Ideology, Correctly Argues USA Today Op/Ed
Reason warned back in 2011 that environmentalists would oppose cheap natural gas
In Mercury Case, Supreme Court Rules That the EPA Must Take Costs and Benefits Into Account
No regulation is "appropriate" if it does significantly more harm than good, argues majority opinion.
Imposing Energy Poverty on Poor Countries Is NOT Sustainable Development
You cannot solve climate change by denying the poor access to energy.
Senate: If Wind Power Is Already Competitive Why Does It Need More Subsidies?
Smart unsubsidized private investments in renewable power resources might increase the energy independence of the United States
Obama's War on Coal Is Unconstitutional, Says Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe
Maybe Congress can't "turn back the clock" on the EPA's lawless Clean Power Plan, but the courts may well do so.
How State Solar Policies Hurt America's Poor
Government-sponsored sweetheart deals for the solar industry are increasing energy costs for low-income Americans.
School Sucks! 'Maker Culture' Is Literally Making Learning Better
Making a giant octopus is way more enlightening than taking the SAT or Sociology 101.
US Home Electricity Use Declines for Third Year
Energy efficiency plus handheld gadgets seeing increasing use
Witnessing the "Last Coughs" of a Dying Coal Industry in Warsaw?
Reason's science correspondent sends a first dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference
Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time Renewable Energy Technology
Model T energy tech is no way to address climate change.
Venezuelans Skeptical of Claims of Power Grid Sabotage
Incompetence is kind of hard to disguise
White House Warns Climate Change a Threat to Power Grid
Says power outages causing nation billions
Obama's Climate Five-Year Plan
The president proposes ecological central planning to solve global warming