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Are solar and wind really killing coal, nuclear and grid reliability?

  • Written by Joshua D. Rhodes, Postdoctoral Researcher of Energy, University of Texas at Austin
imageLessons from the Lone Star State: A surge in wind power on the Texas grid didn't cause reliability problems (and brought down electricity prices) because regulators improved the efficiency of wholesale electricity markets.Sarah Fields Photography/Shutterstock.com

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry in April requested a study to assess the effect of...

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