Archive: Columns

New Jersey Should Rethink Its Nuclear Power Ban
As offshore wind implodes, and data center demand grows, New Jersey should reassess its approach to nuclear power. 
Paige Lambermont | December 12, 2024
Nuclear Sites Ripe for Development
A new study looks at nuclear power plant sites that could host additional reactors
Paige Lambermont | October 4, 2024
Germany Is Smug About Its Energy Errors
Despite its costs, German officials continue to brag about the nuclear phase out
Paige Lambermont | October 2, 2024
Dominion’s Proposed Peaker Plant Is a Good Sign for Reliability
The state's renewable portfolio standard cedes one to reality.
Paige Lambermont | July 30, 2024
The DOE Transformer Steel Rule and its Consequences
Utilities should make the choice of which steel to use in transformers. The Department of Energy should not micromanage.
Paige Lambermont | March 19, 2024
Nuclear Phaseouts Strike Again
Spain won’t heed lessons from Germany
Paige Lambermont | January 15, 2024
Paige Lambermont | January 3, 2024
Senators Ask the Right Questions of NRC Chairman
Senators Push Back on Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inefficiency and Unpredictability
Paige Lambermont | December 9, 2023
Artificial Copper Demands Meet Artificial Bottlenecks
Net Zero's copper demands could be hard to meet.
Paige Lambermont | October 24, 2023
The Problem With the Power Plant Rule
In the Biden administration's headlong quest for all-electric, a new EPA rule ignores impact on grid reliability
Paige Lambermont | September 26, 2023
United Arab Emirates: A Pro-Immigrant Powerhouse
The UAE is “a nation of immigrants," and has become one of the world’s top economies
Scott Beyer | September 25, 2023
Announcing a Series on Critical Minerals and the Energy Transition
New Paper Examines the Importance of Domestic Mineral Production
Paige Lambermont | September 7, 2023