Research

Analysis

Unreasoned Decisionmaking: Ferc’s Ever-Changing Methodology for Estimating the Return On Equity

May 29, 2026
By Jonathan Lesser, PhD
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Issue Brief

The Nuclear Workforce: An Essential Energy Priority Facing the Nation

May 28, 2026
By Jim Vinoski and Shon R. Hiatt, PhD
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Issue Brief

Some Needed Realism on Wind Power

May 20, 2026
By Jonathan Lesser, PhD and Portia Roberts
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America’s Electricity Grids: At a Crossroads

April 28, 2026
By Jonathan Lesser, PhD and Patrick J. McCormick III
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Publications

Ethanol as Fuel: A Bridge to Nowhere

April 22, 2026
By Todd “Ike” Kiefer
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Issue Brief

Unlocking U.S. Nuclear Growth Requires a Waste Strategy

April 2, 2026
By Brett Rampal
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Publications

The Role of Energy in U.S. National Security

March 11, 2026
Iddo K. Wernick, PhD & Stephen D. Eule
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Issue Brief

Energy Sanctions as a Foreign Policy Tool: How Successful and for How Long?

February 26, 2026
By Matthew McManus
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Publications

A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Using Direct Air Capture to Remove Atmospheric Carbon

February 11, 2026
By Jonathan Lesser, PhD
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Publications

The Return of Realism in Global Oil Forecasts: A Critique of the International Energy Agency World Energy Outlook 2025

January 27, 2026
Neil Atkinson & Adam Sieminski
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Issue Brief

Setting the Record Straight on U.S. Fossil Fuel Subsidies

December 17, 2025
By Paul H. Tice
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Issue Brief

The Battery Storage Delusion: Utility-Scale Batteries Are No Silver Bullet

December 3, 2025
By Lars Schernikau, PhD
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Issue Brief

What’s Driving Higher Retail Electric Rates?

November 19, 2025
By Jonathan Lesser, PhD
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Publications

The Rise of AI: A Reality Check on Energy and Economic Impacts

November 13, 2025
By Mark P. Mills
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Issue Brief

What Energy Transition? A Kaya Analysis of Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions

November 12, 2025
By Stephen D. Eule and Mark P. Mills
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Issue Brief

Who Pays When Wind Turbines and Solar Panels Wear Out? A Hidden Energy Liability

October 28, 2025
By Curtis Schube and Mark P. Mills
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Issue Brief

The International Energy Agency Acknowledges the Need for More Oil and Gas Investment

October 23, 2025
By Neil Atkinson
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