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Wind, Solar, Batteries: The High Cost of Duplicative Energy

The following piece by Bill Peacock, originally published at Master Resource, references Senior Fellow Jonathan Lesser’s report, “The Crippling Costs of Electrification and Net Zero Energy Policies in the Pacific Northwest,” co-authored with Mitchell Rolling. You can read that report here. “The data make it clear that the only possible rationale for renewable energy—making significant reductions of CO2 emissions—cannot be achieved. The costs of attempting to do this are already imposing heavy costs on economies across the world.” By the 1800s, wind and solar were both mature and successful technologies. Yet as soon as Western society developed the wealth and technology to take advantage of fossil fuels, they were discarded—along with batteries for electric cars—with no place in the modern Read More ›

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Watch: The Wild West of Energy

Cole Smead moderates a discussion with Kent Walter, Jonathan Lesser, and Mark Mills at the COSM 2024 Technology Summit which sheds light on the need for a balanced approach to energy policy, technological innovation, and market adaptability. Read More ›