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:

Schemes to Sweeten Carbon Tax Can’t Mask Its Bitter Taste March 21, 2017
A carbon tax is not a functional economic proposal and attempts to sweeten the deal fall short
What Trump Budget Critics Miss: If Energy Technologies Hold Promise, The Market Will Respond March 18, 2017
$90 trillion market opportunity is large enough to attract billions, if not trillions, of dollars in private investments. So why is there a need for spending billions of taxpayer dollars through the Department of Energy?
President Trump Sets Stage for Measured Policy on Fuel Mandates March 16, 2017
Some States Consider Raising Gasoline Taxes March 15, 2017
States are either raising or looking to raise their gasoline taxes either to fund their state’s budgets or to maintain and improve their roads and bridges
Fraser Institute Study Shows British Columbia Carbon Tax Is NOT Revenue Neutral March 2, 2017
Unfortunately for the pro-carbon tax crowd, the new Fraser Institute study shows that the BC provincial government had to bend the truth as the carbon tax receipts grew
IER Welcomes White House Reset of WOTUS Regulation March 1, 2017
Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule
South Australia Falls Victim to Green Hubris February 17, 2017
South Australia's faulty grid
The Economics Don’t Add Up For Latest Carbon Tax Pitch February 11, 2017
After being pitched on this latest proposal, the Trump Administration should review the full impact of a carbon tax--it will see that the numbers don't add up
ICYMI: Carbon Tax is a Bad Deal for American Families February 11, 2017
American families depend on affordable, reliable energy to power their lives
IER Statement on Granting of Dakota Access Easement February 7, 2017
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced its intention to grant an easement for the Dakota Access pipeline
President Trump Advances Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines January 27, 2017
These pipelines will improve U.S. energy security and create new jobs. Pipeline infrastructure also represents the most cost-effective and safest method of transport, and reduces congestion
Ontario Achieves Minimal Emission Reductions From Closing Coal Plants January 26, 2017
Ontario decided to shutter their coal-fired power plants in favor of wind, natural gas, nuclear power, increasing electricity rates to its customers. Particulate emission reductions could have been achieved less expensively by adding scrubbers
Trump’s Interior Dept. Has Opportunity to Turn Around Dismal Leasing Policies January 24, 2017
Rep. Zinke has his work cut out for him to reverse these troubling trends. The law requires federal lands to be managed for multiple uses including energy production, not just to be designated as national monuments
Obama’s ‘Science’ Article: Long on Symbolism, Short on Substance January 20, 2017
Obama is making Americans pay more for energy and automobiles without any real net benefit just so that the Paris Agreement can become part of his legacy
New York Shutters Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, Builds Expensive Offshore Wind Instead January 18, 2017
New York already has one of the highest electricity prices in the nation
Explaining IER’s Position on the “Social Cost of Carbon” January 17, 2017
SCC is inappropriate for use in federal policymaking
U.S. Becomes a Net Energy Exporter in EIA Forecast January 14, 2017
Despite an increase in renewable energy in the generating sector, fossil fuels supply 77 percent of U.S. energy needs in 2040
Obama Allows Wind Turbines to Legally Kill Eagles January 10, 2017
The Obama Administration is further encouraging the continued development of wind energy by allowing wind farms to kill and injure protected birds
Obama’s Last Minute Land Grab January 6, 2017
The Antiquities Act allows a politically unaccountable lame-duck president to arbitrarily make national policy as he leaves office
Obama Finalizes Yet Another Regulation Targeting Coal December 27, 2016
Obama's War on Coal
Expensive Offshore Wind Farm Becomes Operational December 27, 2016
Offshore wind is a very expensive proposition that finds a home only where electricity is expensive--in northern European countries or off the coast of islands where electricity prices are already high
Obama Cancels Lease Sales and Withdraws Federal Lands from Oil and Gas Development December 26, 2016
Obama "Permanently" Bans Drilling in Atlantic and Arctic
Army Rescinds Approval of DAPL Despite Army Corps of Engineers Recommendations December 25, 2016
This is the second oil pipeline that President Obama's team has put a halt to--Keystone XL being the first
A Blueprint for America’s Comeback December 3, 2016
The Trump administration provides an opportunity to protect the environment and grow the economy
Dakota Pipeline: Obama Administration Violates Rule of Law November 30, 2016
President Obama has made the Dakota Access Pipeline unnecessarily politicized
Obama administration scrambles to complete costly regulations November 21, 2016
• Clean Power Plan
• Methane Regulation for Oil and Natural Gas Production on Federal Lands
• Stream Protection Rule
• Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Leasing Plan
• Biofuel Blending Requirements
Washington State Ballot Proposal Shows Why the Right Should Reject a Carbon Tax “Deal” October 27, 2016
The civil war on the Left over the Washington State carbon tax ballot proposal shows just how naive and dangerous are the calls for a grand "bargain" whereby conservatives and libertarians agree to a carbon tax in exchange for promised corporate tax
France and Germany Turn to Coal October 25, 2016
Coal not going away in France, Germany as both countries need it to keep the lights on when nuclear units in France are down for inspection and Germany’s energy transition brings in intermittent renewable energy to replace its retiring nuclear plants
Solar Power’s Dependence on Subsidies October 21, 2016
Clearly, solar is not yet competitive with traditional generating technologies
Financial Blogger Rakes in Electric Car Subsidies October 19, 2016
Colorado has some of the most lucrative incentives for electric car purchases. These credits and other incentives subsidize financially-savvy Americans like Mr. Money Mustache while the rest of Americans pay the costs