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Orr, Isaac; Rolling, Mitch; and Phelan, John
High Cost of 100 Percent Carbon-Free Electricity by 2040
Governor Walz’s proposal would cost Minnesota $313 billion through 2050 and lead to blackouts. Executive Summary Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s proposal for a 100 percent carbon-free electric grid by 2040 will cost Minnesota families and businesses an additional $313.2 billion (in constant 2022 dollars) through 2050, compared to operating the current electric grid. Minnesota electricity customers will see their electricity expenses increase by an average of nearly $3,888 per year, every year, through 2050. According to the economic modeling software . . . Complete article »
Orr, Isaac; and Rolling, Mitch
Death of a Wind Farm
[Summary] The Nobles wind farm has already been repowered after just 12 years in service. Repowering wind projects allows them to requalify for the wind Production Tax Credit (PTC), which expires after the first 10 years of a project’s life [“The primary motivations for partial repowering have been to re-qualify for the PTC” —U.S. Department of Energy (Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2022 Edition). Data from the U.S. Department of Energy shows that the wind facilities repowered in 2021 ranged in . . . Complete article »
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