Saturday, June 14, 2025

EIA Data Show U.S. Power Grids Dodged a Bullet With The 2024 Presidential Election

The previous administration's energy policies were destroying the US power grids. ED IRELAND
Stephen Heins 
Particularly egregious were the Greenhouse Gas Standards and Guidelines for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants, implemented in May 2024, that required new baseload gas-fired plants to control 90% of their carbon dioxide emissions starting in 2032.
The assumption was that this would be through carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology. 
  • However, since CCS is not currently commercially viable, these rules effectively made the construction of new baseload natural gas generation uneconomic...
Luckily, the 2024 presidential election halted the Biden administration’s disastrous energy policies.
  • BOTTOMLINE: “There is no question that the election of President Trump came just in time for the US to avoid a catastrophe in its power grids. 
  • With the rapid development of AI and other power-hungry industries such as chip manufacturing, significant challenges remain. At least we are now headed in the right direction.”

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