An article in the News and Record piqued some interest. Electricity rates in North Carolina increased 8.5% a couple of months ago. They will go up two more times over the next two years. Why did these rates increase? We are told it is because of all the work performed […]
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Why We Call Them “Fossil Fuels”
The Politics of Energy in North Carolina
An engineer within the state Utilities Commission recently predicted that rates for electricity could potentially double by 2026. And to compound the problem, Jon Sanders of the John Locke Foundation points out that we will have less reliable electricity when we are paying those high rates. Sanders blames this situation […]
Why We Are Going to Have More Power Outages
This is extremely relevant to North Carolina residents: (HT:Fred)
Federal Government Warns About Failing Reliability of Electricity
There is a relatively unknown federal agency called “FERC” (i.e., the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) that is relatively independent, and that exists in part because of the interstate transmission of electricity. Power is generated in one state and then transmitted across state lines; so the federal government gets involved. It […]
The Deteriorating Energy Picture in North Carolina, South Carolina
Steve Bannon’s War Room today had an outstanding guest– Dave Walsh. I am posting two videos below of the interview that took place. Walsh pointed out (with Bannon):
Doesn’t Add Up
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Biden’s Energy Play to Save His Re-Election
We all know how energy prices exploded after Biden took office because he took various measures to make exploration, drilling and transport of various types of energy much more difficult and expensive. And we know that this played a key role in causing the inflation we are now seeing, which […]
The Causes of the Great NC Christmas Blackouts: Adversarial Processes Produce Better Outcomes
On Friday, December 23, many people in the state lost power because of high winds. But on Christmas Eve– the morning of Saturday, December, 24– the state’s citizenry was subjected to rolling blackouts for the first time in history in the midst of a record demand for electricity. The weather […]
Update on our Christmas Present: “Rolling” Power Outages in NC
A significant development was announced yesterday with regard to the power outages during severe, frigid weather this past weekend. The N.C. Utilities Commission will hold a hearing on Tuesday during which Duke Energy is being asked to answer questions about this situation. An article at BusinessNC.com discusses this hearing and […]