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MISO’s Recent Capacity Auction

May 5, 2022
There is already a lot of information about MISO’s 10th Annual Planning Resource Auction (PRA) for 2022-2023, but we wanted to briefly offer our perspective on the auction and its aftermath and to highlight a serious issue that is not receiving the attention it deserves, the retirement of...
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What Others Are Saying About the Obstacles Facing a Transition to Zero-Carbon Power by 2035

March 21, 2022
Last November, America’s Power highlighted a column in West Virginia’s Exponent Telegram explaining the logic behind Senator Joe Manchin’s call to “innovate, not eliminate” any individual generation source on our path towards a carbon-free energy transition. Written by former West Virginia Public Service Commissioner Jon McKinney, the column echoed...
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Chairman of America’s Power Explains Why Grid Diversity, That Includes Coal, Should Help Shape Our Energy Future

March 3, 2022
“No source of electricity is infallible,” wrote CEO of Big Rivers Electric Corp. and chairman of America’s Power, Bob Berry, in his March 1 Wall Street Journal Letter to the Editor. “That’s why we need a mix of coal, natural gas, nuclear power and renewable energy.” Mr. Berry is...
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New Video Underscores Concerns About Affordable Electricity Prices

January 13, 2022
Affordable electricity is essential.  One of the best ways to keep electricity prices affordable is to rely on a diverse mix of resources that includes fossil fuels, nuclear power and renewable energy.  Many people call this energy diversity “all the above.”  For that reason, a number of regulators...
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