Electric Reliability Council of Texas Archives

Apr 27

Clean Power Plan Arms Race

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant, Government No Comments

I imagine the EPA is working feverishly on their final ruling for the Clean Power Plan (proposed under the Clean Air Act), due this June. Meanwhile, many states and one prominent company, Murray Energy, are digging in to do legal battle for decades to come, possibly. The “possibly” part of that would occur if the Clean Power Plan is upheld by the courts. That will result in endless litigation. If it is thrown out, the federal government may have to actually pass laws for once – you know, the political process. Here is the problem with the Clean Air Act:…

Sep 06

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Blackouts for a Rounding Error

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant, Government, Renewable Energy, Utility Stuff One Comment

This week features an overload of potential topics but let’s start with this one: Can we put some adults in charge in certain seats of power in Washington. I’ve mentioned in previous posts, the EPA is running wild when it comes to mandating emissions requirements from power plants. Lisa Jackson, head of the EPA and her cronies make policy in a vacuum sometimes with no regard to implications, at all. People can govern with the carrot – providing incentives to do the right thing; sugar – handouts to politically favored, typically dead end technologies or businesses (see tidbits below); and…