Tag Archives: electricity

Our Electricity Problem: Getting the Diagnosis Correct

Posted on October 14, 2015 by

What is really wrong with our energy system, particularly as it relates to electricity and natural gas? Are there any mitigations available? I have been asked to give a talk at an Electricity/Natural Gas conference that includes both producers and … Continue reading →

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The Long-Term Tie Between Energy Supply, Population, and the Economy

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

The tie between energy supply, population, and the economy goes back to the hunter-gatherer period. Hunter-gatherers managed to multiply their population at least 4-fold, and perhaps by as much as 25-fold, by using energy techniques which allowed them to expand … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Options Going Forward

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

This post is being published by ASPO-USA in its newsletter today. We are at a crossroads with respect to nuclear energy, having discovered a new way (or several new ways) that nuclear plants can fail. How do we deal with … Continue reading →

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Texas Electricity Blackouts Enabled by Feedback Loops; Reliance on Competition

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

Today, three days after the winter storm hit Texas, electrical outages are still continuing in parts of Texas. We don’t have all the answers yet, but let me tell you what I have pieced together about what has happened. One … Continue reading →

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Clean energy won’t save the world!

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

To listen to President Obama, you would think that clean energy is our next salvation. But clean energy can’t exist on its own. Clean energy options should more properly be called “fossil fuel extenders”. They only work within a system … Continue reading →

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