Isaac Orr, Mitch Rolling, and Sarah Montalbano On March 2, 2026, Xcel Energy filed a report with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) stating the company will likely be in a capacity deficit, meaning it does not meet its reliability requirements, from now until at least 2028, unless it keeps its Colorado coal plants open. The projected capacity […]

On Tuesday, March 10th, an EF-1 tornado destroyed the Dunns Bridge Solar I and II facilities owned by the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO). The facilities, located outside of Wheatfield, Indiana, had 2.4 million solar panels, totaling 700 megawatts (MW) of power capacity, and reportedly cost $1 billion to construct—a little over $1,400 per […]

The EPA quotes AOER’s Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling.

There couldn’t be a worse time to retire reliable power plants.

West Virginia is putting common sense back into energy policy. The Senate Energy Committee just advanced the Reliable and Affordable Electricity Act, prioritizing coal, gas, and nuclear—the sources that keep the lights on. Wind and solar? They’re fine until the wind dies or the sun sets. This bill tells utilities to consider reliability before jacking up […]

Could these taxpayer-funded non-profits raise money if they had to compete in the marketplace of ideas?

Why do our federal tax dollars go to industrial wind? It’s an economic and environmental disaster that we are forced to subsidize.

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