Plugged In

This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on California's wildfires, renewable energy capacity, and other issues facing the state. Plus, get a preview of the latest episode of the Plugged In podcast and a new project from the American Energy Alliance.

Links

• ARTICLE California Wildfires Raise the Risk of More Rolling Blackouts: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/california-wildfires-raise-the-risk-of-more-rolling-blackouts/

• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #60: Steffen Henne on Germany's Green Energy Transition: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/plugged-in-podcast-60-steffen-henne-on-germanys-green-energy-transition/

• PODCAST The American Energy Alliance's Unregulated Podcast: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2020/09/unregulated-podcast-2-tom-mike-on-trumps-chances-this-november-2/

• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/

Steffen Henne, Head of Research for the Center for Industrial Progress, joins the show to discuss Germany's ongoing transition to 100% renewable energy and the many issues the transition is causing for the nation's consumers and electric grid.

Links:

• More about the problems facing Germany:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/checking-in-on-europes-green-utopia/

• Visit the Energy Talking Points project:

https://energytalkingpoints.com/

• More from the Center for Industrial Progress:

https://industrialprogress.com/

• Follow the Center for Industrial Progress on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoIndustrial

This week the team highlights recent episodes of the Plugged In Podcast focusing on what is causing California's rolling blackouts.

Links

• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #59: Tom Tanton on California’s Energy Woes: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/plugged-in-podcast-59-tom-tanton-on-californias-energy-woes/

• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #58: Travis Fisher on California’s Rolling Blackouts: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/plugged-in-podcast-58-travis-fisher-on-californias-rolling-blackouts/

• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/

Tom Tanton, Director of Science and Technology Assessment for The Energy & Environment Legal Institute, joins the show to discuss California's recent rolling blackouts and what went wrong with the state's energy policies to get here.

Links:

• More about the problems facing California:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/renewable-mandates-are-leading-to-electricity-shortages-and-price-spikes-in-california/

• An in-depth explanation of the solar duck curve phenomenon:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/solar-energys-duck-curve/

• More about California's electrification efforts:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/californias-natural-gas-to-electric-future/

• More from The Energy & Environment Legal Institute:

https://eelegal.org/

• Follow Tom on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TantonTalkback

This week the team highlights articles focusing on recent academic papers published on the so-called social cost of carbon and their implications for energy policy, as well as how California's energy policies stack up against their neighbors.

Links

• ARTICLE The Social Cost of Carbon Fantasy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/the-social-cost-of-carbon-fantasy/

• ARTICLE Texas Set to Capitalize on California’s Self-Made Electricity Problems: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/texas-set-to-capitalize-on-californias-self-made-electricity-problems/

• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/

Travis Fisher, CEO of Electricity Consumers Resource Council, joins the show to discuss what is causing California's rolling blackouts and what policies could be implemented to alleviate the stress on the electric grid.

Links:

• More about the problems facing California: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/renewable-mandates-are-leading-to-electricity-shortages-and-price-spikes-in-california/

• An in-depth explanation of the solar duck curve phenomenon:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/solar-energys-duck-curve/

• More from ELCON:

https://elcon.org/

• Follow Travis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ts_fisher

This week the team highlights articles focusing on the problems created by California's renewable energy mandates including blackouts and price spikes, as well as Germany's experience with renewable energy mandates and the consequences of their policies. Also, get a preview of the latest episode of the Plugged In podcast featuring Lisa Linowes of Wind Action.

Links

• ARTICLE Renewable Mandates Are Leading to Electricity Shortages and Price Spikes in California: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/renewable-mandates-are-leading-to-electricity-shortages-and-price-spikes-in-california/

• ARTICLE Checking in on Europe’s Green Utopia: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/checking-in-on-europes-green-utopia/

• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #57: Lisa Linowes on Wind Industry Subsidies: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/wind/plugged-in-podcast-57-lisa-linowes-on-wind-industry-subsidies/

• REPORT The 100 Percent Renewable Energy Myth: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/the-100-percent-renewable-energy-myth/

• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/

Lisa Linowes, of WindAction, joins the show to discuss serious problems with the wind energy industry and how government intervention, primarily in the form of the Wind Production Tax Credit and related subsidies, forces disruptive wind energy on consumers across the country.

Links:

• Editotiral by Linowes on common misconceptions about the Wind industry: http://www.windaction.org/posts/51429-lies-tricks-and-politics-big-wind-s-assault-on-the-truth#.XzwUJ5NKj6g

• An in-depth policy brief on Wind Production Tax Credits form IER:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/wind-and-solar-tax-credits/

• More from Wind Action:

http://www.windaction.org/

• Follow Wind Action on Twitter: https://twitter.com/windaction

• Learn more about the Wildlife and Community Coalition: https://www.energywildlife.org/

This week the team highlights articles focusing on Joe Biden's proposal to force America to run on 100% "clean" energy and the immense costs associated with such a transition.

Links

• ARTICLE Biden’s Costly, Quixotic “Clean Energy” Standard: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/bidens-costly-quixotic-clean-energy-standard/

• ARTICLE A Whacky Report on Total Decarbonization by 2035 That Would Cost Trillions: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/a-whacky-report-on-total-decarbonization-by-2035-that-would-cost-trillions/

• ARTICLE The Siren Song of Wind Power: Impending Competitiveness: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/wind/the-siren-song-of-wind-power-impending-competitiveness/

• REPORT The 100 Percent Renewable Energy Myth: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/the-100-percent-renewable-energy-myth/

• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/

This week the team highlights articles focusing on the prevalence of government subsidies for fossil fuel consumption in many developing countries around the world and Milton Friedman's contribution to energy economics.

Links

• ARTICLE Global Fossil Fuel Consumption Subsidies Declined in 2019; Expected to Decline Further in 2020: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/global-fossil-fuel-consumption-subsidies-declined-in-2019-expected-to-decline-further-in-2020/

• ARTICLE Milton Friedman’s Energy Insight for Today: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/uncategorized/milton-friedmans-energy-insight-for-today/

• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #40: Steven F. Hayward on Energy and Politics in 2020: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/40-steven-f-hayward-on-energy-and-politics-in-2020/

• BLOG Master Resource a free-market energy blog: https://www.masterresource.org/

• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/