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EPA Is Repealing the Controversial Power Plant Emissions Rules At a G20 energy ministerial meeting in Houston on Sept. 14, Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a repeal of limits on carbon emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants. Reuters reported: The agency also ‌proposed rescinding all remaining greenhouse gas emission requirements for… Continue reading Issue No. 64

Natural Gas Appears to Be Making a Comeback, With Planned Additions to Electricity Generation Nearly Doubling in a Year Over the past few years, solar has dominated additions to America’s electricity generation capacity. In 2025, for instance, solar was responsible for 50% of the growth in capacity; wind, 14%; natural gas, 7%. But that ratio could soon… Continue reading Issue No. 63

What Does the $16 Billion PJM Capacity Auction Tell Us? On July 14, PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. regional transmission organization (RTO), held its annual capacity auction to ensure that it has enough reliable back-up power for the 12 months beginning mid-2028. The results showed again that the PJM region, like the rest of America, needs more… Continue reading Issue No. 62

What’s the Future for Natural Gas Generation of Electricity? In 1990, natural gas was a minor source of electricity generation, outstripped four-to-one by coal and far behind nuclear power. Today, gas accounts for about 40% of generation, but its share has stagnated lately. This year, the U.S. will add seven times as much capacity from solar as… Continue reading Issue No. 61

Grid Reliability Regulator Issues a Rare ‘Level 3’ Alert, Citing ‘Unprecedented Challenges’ The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC), a non-profit regulator whose mission is ensuring the security of the electric grid, issued a rare Level 3 alert – NERC’s highest level – on May 4. The alert occurred as “the grid faces unprecedented challenges from a… Continue reading Issue No. 60