American customers paid three times more than they did on average for 2016-2020. A new report from Grid Strategies shows that transmission congestion grew drastically across U.S. electricity markets in 2022. By extrapolating data from Independent Market Monitor reports to include regions that do not transparently report congestion costs, Grid Strategies estimates that total transmission congestion costs reachedContinue reading “Nationwide Transmission Congestion Costs Rise to $20.8 Billion in 2022”
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Clearing the Air: Lamar Alexander, You’re Wrong About Wind Power
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 into the Tennessee Valley region from western Oklahoma. Recently Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) spoke on the senate floor in opposition to the project, and wind energy. WeContinue reading “Clearing the Air: Lamar Alexander, You’re Wrong About Wind Power”