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New Electricity Tax is Leading Edge of Rising Energy Costs

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

Next month, Dominion Energy Virginia customers will begin paying Virginia’s first direct carbon tax on their bills. The amount they pay to buy carbon dioxide allowances from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative will not be listed on the bill separately … Continue reading →

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Ready to Spend $26,000 to Eliminate Your Gas Appliances?

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

Maybe not today or tomorrow, but soon the War on Fossil Fuels will be fought in the equipment room or garage of your house. A push to prohibit new natural gas connections and remove existing home gas services is inevitable … Continue reading →

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Renewable Energy? Here’s the Transmission Bottleneck!

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Jim Bacon

You want more renewable energy? You’re going to need more high-voltage transmission lines to move intermittent wind and solar power around the country to balance fluctuating supply and demand. And you’d better get started. Transmission planning and construction involves long … Continue reading →

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Centuries of Future Energy Sitting in a Can

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

If you are serious about making electricity without carbon emissions and also serious about making enough electricity to run a real economy 24-7-365, the discussion keeps coming back to nuclear energy. It is the obvious choice if you believe we … Continue reading →

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The War on Fossil Fuels

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

The lesson of the Texas grid collapse is not just about electricity.  Imagine the week Texans would have had if once the power went out and stayed out, they had no gasoline, diesel, propane, or natural gas to fall back … Continue reading →

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