New York’s High Energy Costs Are a Hidden Affordability Crisis

New York’s High Energy Costs Are a Hidden Affordability Crisis

Winter Storm Fern highlights structural grid issues in New York City. Reforming solar, CHP and permitting could lower costs.

Coal Was the Unsung Hero of Winter Storm Fern

When Winter Storm Fern swept across much of the United States in mid-January 2026—bringing snow, ice, and sustained sub-zero temperatures from Texas to New England—millions of Americans braced for power outages. In some areas, those fears were realized. Tennessee alone reported more than 245,000 customer outages at peak conditions. At the same time, natural gas prices spiked dramatically, exceeding $30 per MMBtu at certain constrained delivery p…

Winter Storm Fern Proved Coal Is Still the Power Grid's Reliable Backbone

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

Texas Showdown: ERCOT vs Winter Storm Fern

Guest "long-time, no-posts" by David Middleton Texans recently experienced our worst winter storm since Uri in February 2021. Here in the DFW area, the temperature dropped below freezing early on Saturday morning, January 24, and stayed below 32 °F until the afternoon of January 27. In Dallas, we experienced freezing rain, sleet and snow for…

Thank Heaven for Coal and Sound Energy Policy

The Wall Street Journal hit the nail on the head in an editorial titled “Thank Heaven for Coal Power in the Cold.” Winter Storm Fern wreaked havoc across a 2,000-mile stretch of the country leaving hundreds of thousands of Americas without power. If not for coal generation, it would be millions more. Electricity grids from Texas to New England found themselves under immense strain from snow and lingering bitter cold with grid operators calling f…

Winter Storm Fern Proved Coal Is Still the Power Grid’s Reliable Backbone

Winter Storm Fern Proved Coal Is Still the Power Grid’s Reliable Backbone Authored by Emily Arthun via RealClearEnergy, When Winter Storm Fern swept across much of the United States in mid-January 2026—bringing snow, ice, and sustained sub-zero temperatures from Texas to New England—millions of Americans braced for power outages. In some areas, those fears were realized. Tennessee alone reported more than 245,000 customer outages at peak conditi