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The Efficiency Dilemma: Examining Energy Sector Jobs and Electricity Generation in the US

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date March 1, 2023
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Solar energy is the least efficient utility-scale electric generation source in terms of electricity produced per employee.

Tags Department of Energy (DOE), Efficiency, Electricity, Energy Crisis, Energy Information Administration (EIA), Jobs, Nuclear Energy, Solar Energy

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The American Southwest’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Opportunity

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date February 3, 2023
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Our region has what it takes to address a national challenge – guess who’s standing in the way?

Tags Clean Energy, Electricity, Energy Crisis, Holtec International, Nuclear Energy, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)

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Report: A Bright, Shining Disappointment

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date November 30, 2022
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Solar Photovoltaic’s Failure in the Southwest.

Tags Affordable Energy, Baseload Power, Blackouts, Coal Energy, Electricity, Energy Crisis, Green Energy, Intermittency, Nuclear Energy, Oil and Gas, Reliable Energy, Solar Energy