In the annals of history, the first half of 2025 will be remembered for many things. I’d venture that very few are aware of one of the most momentous achievements…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | July 22, 2025
Today I am starting up a new feature here at THB — Five Figures. Every month, I will share five (or so) of the most provocative, interesting, or challenging figures to…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | July 22, 2025
Key Points Read the full report here. Download the crosstabs and topline here.
By Roger Pielke Jr. | Ruy Teixeira | July 10, 2025
Right before the 2024 election, my AEI colleague Ruy Teixeira and I engaged YouGov to conduct a survey of how Americans view various topics of energy and climate. Today at AEI, the full…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | July 10, 2025
Any moment now, we will be releasing the full results of the AEI Energy/Climate Survey of the American public that my AEI colleague Ruy Teixeira and I conducted right before the election.…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | July 2, 2025
Markets as Minds Man, it’s been hot this week, and hot all over. Heat waves are like petri dishes for observing power systems and electricity markets. Every evening, just after…
By Lynne Kiesling | June 26, 2025
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By Benjamin Zycher | June 26, 2025
Two snapshots, one static institution In 1915, Kansas City Power & Light convinced regulators that stringing copper wires across the prairie would bring “abundant, cheap light for every home”. Today,…
By Lynne Kiesling | June 20, 2025
You’d be hard pressed to find a more fascinating straight line. The figure below is one of the most amazing graphs in all of climate policy.1 It shows the decarbonization of the U.S.…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | June 16, 2025
Why the Electricity Competition Debate Just Flipped—Again In 1998 California’s Power Exchange wholesale power market went live, symbolizing the then-new impetus for efficiency through electricity markets. The promise then was disarmingly…
By Lynne Kiesling | May 29, 2025
In 2024, Academic Freedom Alliance, Heterodox Academy, and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression called for colleges and universities to formally adopt institutional neutrality, defined as: “When a contested social issue arises…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | May 27, 2025
One of the challenges, even for experts, in making sense of climate projections is that the scenarios underlying the projections are so complex as to be impenetrable without a lot…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | May 14, 2025
I’ve spent some time this week looking into the massive blackout that struck Spain and Portugal a few days ago, and today I share some of what I’ve learned. I…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | May 1, 2025
The rapid rise of generative AI has triggered a sharp escalation in data center electricity consumption, with profound implications for national energy use, system planning, and climate goals. Data centers…
By Lynne Kiesling | Rachel Lomasky | April 28, 2025
America’s nuclear paradox: Yesterday’s reactors are being resurrected to power the future. For example: At Palisades, Michigan, engineers rush to repair steam generators before an October 2025 restart, while at…
By James Pethokoukis | April 21, 2025