George Harvey The Palisades nuclear plant is in Michigan, on the shore of Lake Michigan, nearly across the lake from Chicago. It has a single reactor with 805 megawatts of capacity. Construction was complete in 1971, and the plant was … Continue reading →
FERC REPORTS 67.1-GW OF NEW SOLAR AND 17.5-GW OF NEW WIND GENERATING CAPACITY IN THE THREE-YEAR “HIGH PROBABILITY” PIPELINE BUT ONLY 3.2-GW OF NET ADDITIONS BY NATURAL GAS AND 2.2-GW BY NUCLEAR POWER For Release: Friday – October 7, 2022 … Continue reading →
It Won’t Even Help Originally published at Green Energy Times. By George Harvey An old paradigm The electricity most of us use comes from a system that was designed mostly over a hundred years ago. It was built around concepts … Continue reading →
A detailed UCS technical analysis raises safety, security, and sustainability concerns around new reactor technologies. Elliott Negin, Senior Writer for Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Nuclear power proponents have long been prone to wishful thinking. Back in 1954, Atomic Energy … Continue reading →
Solar and Wind Increase 16% and Retain Status as Fastest Growing Sources of U.S. Electricity. They Now Provide Over One-Eight of Total Generation, as All Renewable Sources Combined Continue to Expand Their Lead Over coal and Nuclear Power. Washington DC – Renewable … Continue reading →
Provide More Than One-Quarter Of U.S. Electricity Washington DC – Renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) produced significantly more electricity than either coal or nuclear power during the first five months of 2020, according to a SUN DAY … Continue reading →
The Good, the Bad, and the Nonsensical Approach to Nuclear Michel Lee In January 2017, two actions took place in New York that could significantly affect the energy system and policy of the state. The first was the signing on … Continue reading →
Roy Morrison California currently uses 32% renewable power with a mandate for 100 percent renewables by 2045. Capital cost for utility scale solar is about $1.00 per watt and falling with zero fuel costs. New nukes are several times as … Continue reading →
Fukushima prefecture in Japan is the site of a 2011 tsunami and nuclear accident after a major earthquake off the east coast of Japan. Despite the very minor release of radiation into the atmosphere, the disaster has had profound effects … Continue reading →
By George Harvey In May of 2015, a team of researchers headed by Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson of Stanford University published a paper, “100% clean and renewable wind, water, and sunlight (WWS) all-sector energy roadmaps for the 50 United States.” … Continue reading →