TGIF!
In the news today…
Update:
- Fox News carries an opinion piece by Alex Epstein, CEO of Center for Industrial Progress, where he posits that “green energy,” particularly wind and solar, are neither green nor energy. Calling solar and wind “green energy” makes them seem like other forms of energy, just “green.” But they’re not. All other forms of energy provide reliable energy—real energy—whereas solar and wind are unreliable parasites of reliable energy. He continues by saying that solar and wind’s basic problem is unreliability, to the point they can go near zero at any time. Thus, they don’t replace reliable power, they parasitize it. This is why they need huge subsidies and why no grid is near 50% solar and wind without huge parasitism on reliable neighbors.
Media Alert:
- Thanks to the Jacksonville Courier Journal (Ill.) for carrying my op-ed where I argue there’s a responsible way to navigate America’s energy future, but the path being taken by the Biden administration and the EPA simply isn’t it.
Grid:
- E&E News reports that Federal regulators prepare a new rule governing how energy projects connect to the grid, with a goal of more efficiently getting solar, wind and storage projects plugged in.
Minerals:
- Washington Post reports on the importance of copper to the energy transition.
Energy:
- E&E Energywire reports some grid experts are eyeing 2028 as the year when a collision between clean energy and reliable power may become unmanageable.
- E&E Daily reports lawmakers on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee aired fears Thursday that a proposed EPA rule would spur coal plant closures and hamper grid reliability.
Mining:
- Ticker News reports on the Biden’s administration’s work concerning rare earth minerals mining. Video in link for details.
Permitting:
- Argus reports the US Senate has passed a bipartisan bill to suspend the limit on federal debt and accelerate the permitting of energy projects, ensuring its enactment before a potential first-ever US default.
- E&E Daily reports the Senate voted 63-36 late Thursday night to extend the nation’s borrowing authority ahead of a June 5 deadline after disposing of several contentious amendments — including on the Mountain Valley pipeline.