What Color Is Your Electricity? Green, Brown(out) or Black(out)?

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  August 8th at 01:30 PM  | 

The Problem: Wind farms located in the Great Plains will be a long distance from where the electricity they generate will be used. Wind energy is not a steady source of generation like coal or natural gas. A wind- and solar-based system will of necessity be located farther from population centers, requiring more power substations and more transmission lines. The tab for the upgrade to | Read More »

FERC Chief: King of the Land of Rainbow Stew

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  April 22nd at 07:14 PM  | 

Everyone in the Obama Administration seems to be infected with the same disease: If we repeat this bulls*** long enough and loud enough, it just might come true! And never let facts get in the way of a really cool story! The most recent example is Jon Wellinghoff, the new Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which has jurisdiction over utilities and pipelines. They | Read More »