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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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Solar in the Southwest: A Bright Shining Disappointment

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date December 12, 2022
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Solar is a bust, even in the sun-drenched Southwest. If it can’t make it here, it can’t make it anywhere.

Tags Energy, Energy Crisis, Solar Energy

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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

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PNM Requests Proposals, Acknowledges the Energy Crisis

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 25, 2022
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The Energy Transition Act is shaping up to create the worst energy crisis the southwest has ever seen. On May 17, the Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) released data on a comprehensive energy survey. With over 3,000 respondents, New Mexicans clearly prioritized affordable and reliable energy with 7 out of 10 preferring either affordability or […]