UPDATE DOE Report on Grid Security. 3 Points from the Right

Here’s what TPPF identified in the DOE Grid Security Report:

•  “renewable energy subsidies are contributing significantly to the increasing costs”
• renewable energy is “decreasing reliability of the national electric grid”
• If we want to improve reliability we have to eliminate subsidies

TPPF | TPPF STATEMENT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S REPORT ON ELECTRICITY MARKETS AND RELIABILITY

3 Takeaways from DOE Report on Grid Security.

The Department of Energy released its much awaited grid security report.

Highlights from the report:

• renewables do not weaken grid security
• natural gas to be the greatest driver of baseload power plant retirements
• State energy policies are to be respected according to Secretary Perry

DOE | Staff Report to the Secretary on Electricity Markets and Reliability