January 31, 2025

Commentary

Lazard Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis
Counterflow
Huntoon argues that offshore wind is in reality anti-wind because it is cost ineffective. One of his source's is Lazard's Levelized Cost of Energy.
Stakeholder Soapbox: Rewiring Grid Modernization
Maggie Alexander of Smart Wires examines regulatory frameworks in the U.K. and Australia that she says incentivize innovation for electric utilities.
ICF, Nuclear Energy Institute
Counterflow: Pigs are not Flying
Steve Huntoon criticizes a recent study by ICF that used scenarios provided by the Nuclear Energy Institute
Please Feel Free to Surprise Us
The authors of the DOE memo supporting coal and nuclear subsidies took the spaghetti approach – throw everything against the wall and hope something sticks.
Counterflow: The Surreal, the Absurd and the Tragic
Steve Huntoon wants to apologize -- on behalf of FirstEnergy.
Eurostat, EIA
Counterflow: German La La Land
Columnist Steve Huntoon doesn't buy the hype of Germany's Energiewende (“Energy Transition”).
Sunrun
Competition Gives Everyone Better, Cheaper Energy Choices
NEPGA President Dan Dolan and Sunrun's Anne Hoskins argue against proposals that would allow utilities to gain control of consumer-owned energy storage.
ACCCE
Stakeholder Soapbox: Bomb Cyclone Shows Need for Coal Fleet
Paul Bailey, CEO of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, argues that the severe winter weather last month demonstrates the continued need for coal-fired generation.
Counterflow: The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Columnist Steve Huntoon criticizes the Georgia Public Service Commission and its handling of the Vogtle nuclear plant's construction.
Counterflow: Brother, Can You Spare 70 Billion Dimes?
Columnist Steve Huntoon breaks down how the new corporate tax rate will affect electric utilities' return on equity, and how much should be refunded to ratepayers.

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