JohnS’s Newsletter

Choosing the Most Cost-Effective Option for Nuclear Power

Interest in nuclear power has surged recently as policymakers realize that managing electric grids dominated by intermittent renewable sources is far…

Apr 6 • JohnS

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March 2026

A deep analysis of Michigan’s transition to 100% clean energy by 2040

When it comes to renewable energy, Michigan is the state to watch.

Mar 6 • JohnS

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February 2026

How to stop the US healthcare system from impoverishing the working class

The US economy is working exceptionally well for some, but not so well for others.

Feb 2 • JohnS

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January 2026

A missed opportunity to decarbonize the US electricity grid at a low cost

In the early days of nuclear power, major environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club, supported nuclear energy as a preferable alternative…

Jan 2 • JohnS

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December 2025

The grid doesn’t have a demand problem; it has a supply problem.

The dream customer for a utility would consume a massive amount of power at a constant rate, 24 hours a day, with no seasonal variation.

Dec 1, 2025 • JohnS

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November 2025

Why electricity prices in California are so high

Electricity prices are rising worldwide, and no one seems to agree on why.

Nov 12, 2025 • JohnS

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September 2025

Project Matador: perhaps the most important new energy concept in America

A new energy company, Fermi America, cofounded by former Texas governor and once head of the Department of Energy, Rick Perry, is planning an 11 GW new…

Sep 26, 2025 • JohnS

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The fascinating cost dynamics of extending the operation of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant

Nestled between rugged, greenish hills and the sapphire-blue coastline of the Pacific Ocean, the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) would easily win the…

Sep 12, 2025 • JohnS

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August 2025

The costs of solar power, wind power, and batteries are not falling

We constantly hear that the costs of wind power, solar power, and batteries have been falling rapidly in recent years.

Aug 12, 2025 • JohnS

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July 2025

Lessons to be learned from California’s faltering transition to green electricity

California is ideally suited to power its electricity grid with solar energy.

Jul 18, 2025 • JohnS

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May 2025

Balancing the grid with the ideal mix of nuclear, solar, wind, and batteries

Despite the rapid expansion of solar and wind power, global CO2 emissions continue to break new records. Moreover, as regions increase their share of…

May 14, 2025 • JohnS

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February 2025

Even if solar panels and batteries are free, solar power is still unaffordable

Advocates of solar power frequently remind the critics that the cost of solar modules and batteries has declined sharply over the past decades.

Feb 27, 2025 • JohnS

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