Reliability Mechanisms in the Carbon Rule
In May, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a 1,020-page Carbon Rule to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from certain fossil-fueled electric generating units.[1] The
In May, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a 1,020-page Carbon Rule to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from certain fossil-fueled electric generating units.[1] The
A rapid transition to renewable energy has led utility bills in California to skyrocket by as much as 127 percent, according to an article in
Last month’s Polar Vortex pushed electricity demand to historic levels. A new report, “Operation of the U.S. Power Grid During the January 2025 Polar Vortex,”
Recently, the Washington Post editorial board published an opinion piece titled “What Energy Emergency?” America’s Power submitted the following letter in response to the piece:
This paper provides some context for President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement1 and shift toward prioritizing American energy independence, technological development, and
During his virtual address to the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, President Trump emphasized the role of coal in meeting increasing energy demand
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) 2024 Long-Term Reliability Assessment (LTRA) warns of rising grid reliability risks as the energy landscape shifts, with 122,000 megawatts (MW)1 of
A recent Washington Post article on continued coal use in Nebraska, “A utility promised to stop burning coal. Then Google and Meta came to town,”
On October 16, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hosted a major conference focused on electric reliability. Participants discussed the urgent need to preserve baseload generation
In today’s rapidly advancing world, the importance of reliable and affordable electricity has never been greater. However, new EPA regulations are threatening our economy by
America’s Power is releasing the first in a series of videos, “Powering AI and American Innovation,” to highlight artificial intelligence and the vast amounts of
Twenty-seven states along with a number of national trade organizations and companies have filed legal challenges to EPA’s Clean Power Plan 2.0 (CPP 2.0) because