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Congressional Democrats have proposed a $3.5 trillion Clean Electricity Performance Program that would which a new study estimates would cost more than the entire operating costs of the existing electric grid.

Jamie A. Hope serves as the assistant managing editor of Michigan Capitol Confidential.

A plan being developed by the Senate Democratic caucus would provide incentives for energy producers that meet clean energy goals, while penalizing those that do not meet a proposed 80 percent carbon dioxide emission free electrical generation rate by 2030.

Senate Bill 1278, sponsored by state Sen. Kelly Hancock (R-Fort Worth), would require Texas wind and solar companies to pay the costs for backup or supplemental power needed whenever they cannot deliver electricity reliably to the grid.

Prices in competitive markets have fallen, while those of noncompetitive utilities have increased. Competition has brought both residential and commercial prices down below the national averages. Nowhere is this truer than in Texas.

The folly of chasing renewable energy as a means of mitigating “climate change” is making itself abundantly clear today in Texas. When will politicians wake up and realize that renewable energy almost always results in unreliable energy?

Southern states and parts of Mississippi experienced blackouts during winter storm Elliot. This was driven in large part by the increased addition of intermittent wind and solar power to the power grid.

Coal plants in four states are keeping their plants online in order to prevent blackouts as green energy is creating problems for states’ electrical grids amid rising summer demand.

Fourteen research institute’s joined The Heartland Institute in filing a public comment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in support of a petition filed with the agency by the New England Ratepayers Association to end the ability of states to pass the costs of roof top solar panel installations on to ratepayers in general.

The problem with the Texas grid is so simple it’s infuriating: Relying too heavily on unpredictable wind and solar, without enough reliable reserve capacity, means higher volatility and outages.