Institute for Energy Research
The Institute for Energy Research (IER) is a not-for-profit organization that conducts intensive research and analysis on the functions, operations, and government regulation of global energy markets. IER maintains that freely-functioning energy markets provide the most efficient and effective solutions to today’s global energy and environmental challenges and, as such, are critical to the well-being of individuals and society.
Most Recent Articles by Institute for Energy Research:
Electricity Shortages: Brace for Impact
May 18, 2022
The consequences of massively building wind turbines and solar panels, while forcing the closure of fully-operational power plants burning coal, oil and natural gas is dire
Coal consumption has increased due to soaring natural gas prices in Europe and Asia and increasing power demand due to a resumption in economic activity after the coronavirus lockdowns
With the speed of countries mandating a zero carbon economy, safety and reliability problems can abound
Renewables “Market-Failed” Natural Gas in Texas
March 28, 2021
Central Planning Failure, 'Predatory' Renewables Pricing
Funding Infrastructure Investment: A Trucking Tax?
March 27, 2021
Biden's infrastructure program will be costly and finding a way to pay for it is keeping Congress busy with proposals. One such proposal—a vehicle miles traveled for commercial trucks
The World Since I Was Born
March 26, 2021
Since 1953, the increase in energy consumption may well be the primary driver of rising CO2 concentrations, but it has also been critical to the economic growth that drives phenomenally beneficial trends in virtually every metric of human wellbeing
Copper Mine in Arizona Under Scrutiny
March 15, 2021
Despite Biden's executive order to push for a domestic industry to mine and refine critical metals needed for electric vehicles, defense weapons, cell phones, and other electronics, his agencies are nixing critical metal mine development
California City Bans New Gasoline Stations
March 14, 2021
The city of Petaluma has banned new gasoline stations, hoping to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and to push its residents into higher cost electric vehicles
Gasoline Prices, Oil Prices Tick Up
March 14, 2021
The Biden administration is getting what it wants—higher oil prices and higher gasoline prices that will result in Americans being forced to transition to electric vehicles and get to a net zero economy by 2050
Understanding the Texas Energy Predicament
February 21, 2021
The ongoing weather threats indicate that the United States should not rely on electricity alone to provide the country’s energy needs
Biden Cancels Keystone XL Pipeline Permit
January 26, 2021
Cancellation is eliminating jobs, weakening U.S.-Canada relations and undermining American national security
China’s Actions Defy Commitment to Carbon Neutrality
January 19, 2021
China will continue to get a total pass on complying with the Paris accord and will continue to build coal plants in Asia and Africa
New York To Purchase Batteries to Back-Up Offshore Wind
January 19, 2021
Electric utilities will not provide New Yorkers with the alternatives because they are getting wealthy building the wind and solar systems politicians are demanding. These systems will be paid for in higher bills by New Yorkers.
Wind Power Problems Rise to Prominence
January 18, 2021
Folks around the world are becoming smarter regarding problems associated with wind energy, including noise pollution, health effects, destruction of scenery and expensive subsidies, and are fighting their construction
Climate Injustice
January 7, 2021
A real social-justice agenda supports more economic growth not less CO2
French Fishermen Join U.S. Fishermen in Fighting Offshore Wind
December 7, 2020
Fishermen fear that offshore wind will pose a problem for their livelihoods
Biden Plan Rids the United States of Oil and Gas
October 28, 2020
Biden, if elected, would ruin America’s energy system, force the country toward third-world status, and hand China supremacy with its command of the critical elements needed for renewable energy technology, weapons, cell phones, other technologies
Biden seeks to fundamentally transform the entire United States energy system
Eight States Ban Plastic Bags, but More Prohibit Local Bans
October 11, 2020
Rather than banning plastic bags, it would be more beneficial for states to re-examine their policies and figure out a better way to dispose of them or recycle them
History of U.S. Offshore Oil Drilling
September 27, 2020
Offshore oil drilling started in the late 1890s off the coast of California and moved into the Gulf of Mexico in 1938. The Gulf of Mexico currently provides 15 percent of the nation’s oil.
What a Biden-Harris Fracking Ban Would Mean
September 27, 2020
A ban on hydraulic fracturing and leasing would be devastating to the U.S. economy, increasing energy prices for electricity, natural gas, oil, and gasoline to the American consumer.
The Drawbacks of Ethanol
September 17, 2020
The Renewable Fuel Standard forces refiners to blend ethanol into gasoline or purchase sufficient RINs to comply with the mandate
California Wildfires Raise the Risk of More Rolling Blackouts
September 16, 2020
It is time for California to wake up to reality about its wildfires and its renewable energy pursuits.
China Dominates the Global Lithium Battery Market
September 13, 2020
With Biden's plans, the United States will be dependent again on key minerals for its energy system and this time the dependency will be with one country—China
Coronavirus Pandemic Results in Low Summer Transportation Fuel Demand
September 12, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic hit the transportation fuels industry hard with a large downturn in demand for motor gasoline and jet fuel
Green Labor Day, Not!
September 6, 2020
The Bitter Truth Behind The Biden-Harris Green Energy Future
September 5, 2020
Categorizing these green machines as renewable or environmentally friendly is misleading
Biden’s Electricity Plan Follows California’s Lead
August 26, 2020
Analysis indicates that California has shut down about 5,000 megawatts of natural gas-fired power plants without adequate replacements
California’s energy policies toward a primarily renewable energy grid is causing unreliable power for its residents and businesses, who need a secure supply
China Dominates the Rare Earths Supply Chain
August 5, 2020
“Control the supply chain, control the world”—is what China’s 2025 strategy is all about