Energy & Environment
Love ’em or hate ’em; data centers are not the source of electricity inflation
This article is a reproduction of my presentation to the Summer Senate on July 7, 2026 that attempted to tell the real story using economic graphs and statistical charts. Introduction A May 13th 2026 Gallop poll showed 71% of Americans oppose AI data…
energy and natural resources (July 4, 2026)
This is my second post, of hopefully many to come, as a regular weekly resource for our readers: for…
Electricity inflation is misery in Minnesota
Source: The Misery Index on Amazon Prime Center of the American Experiment has just released a new…
The new electricity Misery Index
An idea popped into my head last week to create a new simple index of electricity prices for…
NERC 2026 State of Reliability Bears Warnings for…
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) 2026 State of Reliability report …
energy and natural resources edition
This is my first post, of hopefully many to come, as a regular weekly resource for our readers: for news, commentary and more; on energy, environment and natural resources; from around the state, country and world. And let me give a ‘shout out’ to my…
Heat pumps: less heat, more pump
Two posts from a couple years back in Powerline sounded the alarm on the push to replace gas heating…
the ‘black box’ of electricity inflation
I recently attended (not online, but in person no less) two public meetings at the Minnesota Public…
Xcel Energy Wants to Raise Rates, But It Can’t Even…
This month, Public Service Company of Colorado, Xcel Energy’s subsidiary in Colorado, reached a…
MN funded nuke study, the devil is in the detail
Hidden away on pages 43 to 45 of a 58 page MN state bill about taxes and finances, is a section…
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