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DAILY ENERGY NEWS | 09/26/2022
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** Best campaign sign of the season...
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Wall Street Journal ([link removed]) (9/25/22) reports: "A fight over a big wind project in central Ohio has become so contentious that some neighbors, longtime friends and even family members have stopped talking to each other. The dispute roiling Crawford County, a mostly flat expanse of farm country north of Columbus, is pitting farmers and other landowners who support the wind project and the new revenue streams it promises against others who fear it could permanently damage the landscape and their quality of life. The 300-megawatt Apex Clean Energy project, which could cover a swath of the county with 50 to 60 wind turbines that reach up to 650 feet high, is being put to a vote in a referendum in November. The referendum is the first countywide vote related to wind or solar development in Ohio, where a total of 10 counties passed resolutions this year banning such projects...Similar battles are playing out in Texas, Virginia and New York, with more poised to
come, as the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act is boosting incentives for renewable projects. First Solar Inc., the biggest solar-panel maker in the U.S., said in August that it would spend $1.2 billion to increase manufacturing domestically by 75%. Utility-scale energy projects—from power transmission lines to wind farms and large-scale solar projects—frequently have faced a variety of hurdles, like permitting delays and challenges brought by local communities and environmental groups...Meanwhile, opponents say the development will disrupt rural life, damage property values and put birds and other wildlife at risk. Some said they don’t want farmland to be taken out of use and don’t believe renewable projects will deliver reliable energy to the grid."
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** "Western leaders are still pretending as if China really cares about 'the climate' more than economic stability despite all the evidence they’re not. US climate envoy John Kerry is still desperate to wrangle a climate deal with the Communist Party."
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– Michael Bastasch, Daily Caller News Foundation ([link removed])

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Now that the "crisis" has been solved, can we end the nonsense?

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(9/23/22) reports: "'We saved the planet,' House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) declared Thursday. Pelosi made the claim at her weekly press briefing, touting the passage of Democrats’ $360 billion Inflation Reduction Act 'And we saved the planet. We're saving the planet with record $360 billion to save the planet, generating jobs and cleaner air and cleaner water and jobs and security for our country.'…'But I'm not walking away from $360 billion in support for saving the planet for our children and, again, lower prescription drug prices for our families.' Pelosi has had her heart set on planet-saving for more quite some time. Back in 2008, a year and a half after taking power as speaker of the House, Pelosi announced her intention as she staunchly rejected Republicans’ efforts to make America more energy independent."

The SPR has now become the Election Protection Reserve.

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Funny how things work in the real world.

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(9/22/22) reports: "A benefit of owning an electric car is being able to conveniently recharge it at home overnight when power demand is low and electricity rates are especially cheap. But with the state pushing for a huge expansion in EV sales to curb carbon emissions, this kind of nighttime charging may not be such a bargain for much longer and could further strain the electrical grid, according to a new Stanford University study. In the study published today in Nature Energy, researchers estimate the impact of rising EV ownership in the western U.S. could boost power demand as much as 25% by 2035, the year when California has banned the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger vehicles. That means charging after 11 p.m. will get more expensive and push utility operators to boost power generation. Instead, the study says more EV charging should be done during midday hours—ideally at work or public stations—when wind and solar power supplies are at their peak, sometimes producing more energy
than the grid can handle. State officials should 'consider utility rates that encourage day charging and incentivize investment in charging infrastructure to shift drivers from home to work for charging,' said Ram Rajagopal, one of the study’s authors and an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford. Transitioning U.S. drivers to battery power from gasoline and diesel models is seen as one of the best options for slowing climate-damaging carbon emissions, but getting there won’t be simple or painless. Costs for EVs, such as those made by Elon Musk’s Tesla remain far higher than for conventional autos and keep them out of reach for most mass-market consumers. On top of that, there’s not enough public charging infrastructure to keep tens of millions of additional EVs powered up. Also, finding all the lithium and other metals needed for their batteries may be a big challenge."

Energy Markets


WTI Crude Oil: ↑ $80.15
Natural Gas: ↓ $6.60
Gasoline: ↑ $3.72

Diesel: ↓ $4.89
Heating Oil: ↑ $321.59
Brent Crude Oil: ↑ $87.31
** US Rig Count ([link removed])
: ↑ 878



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