by Dr. Stephen A. Smith, Executive Director, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy The Plains and Eastern Clean Line project could inject large quantities of high-value, low-cost wind power directly intoContinue reading “Clearing the Air: Lamar Alexander, You’re Wrong About Wind Power”
Category Archives: Federal Transmission
FACT CHECK! Transmission Pays for Itself, Saves Consumers Money
From AWEABlog, by Betsy Beck Studies show that expanding America’s electricity grid to meet 21st century needs more than pays for itself, and can even result in significant consumer savings.Continue reading “FACT CHECK! Transmission Pays for Itself, Saves Consumers Money”
Plummeting Curtailment, More Low-Cost Wind: CREZ Transmission Policy Already Reaping Big Returns
From AWEA by Michael Goggin While wind energy curtailment has received a great deal of attention of late, thanks in part to a controversial New York Times article, the realContinue reading “Plummeting Curtailment, More Low-Cost Wind: CREZ Transmission Policy Already Reaping Big Returns”
NRDC: Order 1000 Upheld on Appeal: A Closer Look at the Good News for Clean Energy
From Natural Resources Defense Council (NDRC) by Allison Clement As our colleague John Moore has already described, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously upheld the Federal Energy RegulatoryContinue reading “NRDC: Order 1000 Upheld on Appeal: A Closer Look at the Good News for Clean Energy”