Archive: Columns

Plans To Build Gas Plants Respond To Increased Power Demand
Energy companies respond to surging AI demand with behind-the-meter solutions.
Paige Lambermont | March 4, 2025
Spain’s Misguided Nuclear Phaseout Garners Opposition
Protests have sparked opposition to the country’s choice to phase out nuclear power by 2035.
Paige Lambermont | February 12, 2025
Wind and Solar Tax Credits are Destroying the Grid
It’s time to choose reliability.
Paige Lambermont | January 28, 2025
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