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Wind Power Is a Disaster in Texas, No Matter What Paul Krugman Says
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Author: Robert P. Murphy
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Category: The Environment
Listen to  the  Audio Mises Wire  version  of this article. In the wake of February’s tragic power outages in Texas , during which 4.5 million households suffered service interruptions, partisans on both sides have been quick to interpret the events as confirmation of their preferred energy policies. With news images of helicopters deicing frozen
What Really Happened With the Texas Power Grid
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Author: Robert P. Murphy
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Category: Bureaucracy and Regulation, The Environment
Since the deep freeze in February caused millions of Texas homes to lose their power, partisans have been fighting over the blame. The governor blamed wind turbines and the green agenda, whereas Paul Krugman said the fault was with natural gas. Bob shows the numbers; natural gas was to blame only in the sense that nobody expected wind to be useful
Wind Power Is a Disaster in Texas, No Matter What Paul Krugman Says
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Author: Robert P. Murphy
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Category: The Environment
Normally the boosters of renewable energy point with pride to Texas, yet when wind collapsed during the deep freeze, suddenly even its biggest fans admit that nobody ever thought it could do the same job as natural gas. Original Article: “ Wind Power Is a Disaster in Texas, No Matter What Paul Krugman Says “ This Audio Mises Wire is generously
Rob Bradley Gives a Brief History of US Electricity Regulation, with Lessons for the Recent Texas Freeze
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Author: Robert P. Murphy Robert L. Bradley Jr.
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Category: Bureaucracy and Regulation, The Environment, Free Markets
Rob Bradley is an expert in the history of US energy markets. He explains the role of Sam Insull (co-founder of General Electric) in showing what a free market in electricity would look like, and then criticizes Texas’ ERCOT as a central planning agency. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview
Josiah Neeley Gives the Other Side on What Happened with the Texas Power Freeze
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Author: Robert P. Murphy
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Category: Bureaucracy and Regulation, The Environment
Josiah Neeley is the Texas Director and Resident Senior Fellow in Energy for the R Street Institute. He has a lively discussion, pushing back on some of Bob’s previously articulated points regarding the recent Texas freeze and blackouts. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview Josiah’s article on