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:
• Electric Vehicle Sales Fall in Western Europe
• The German Bundesrat Resolution
New Oil Finds in Texas and Alaska
October 13, 2016
Alaska Oil Find, Texas Oil and Gas Find, Shale Oil Producers Increase Efficiencies; Cut Costs
Obama administration wreaks havoc on transportation sector
October 6, 2016
President Obama, having instituted onerous regulations on the generating sector, is now moving to wreak havoc on the transportation sector as it has become the largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions in the country
R Street Offers No “Bargain” on Carbon At All
October 4, 2016
Massive new tax that R Street admits could bring in more than $1 trillion in the first ten years
Status of the Paris Agreement: India Ratifies; Russia Waits
September 29, 2016
The significance of the U.S. ratification will become a major factor as the U.S. Senate has not ratified the agreement
Three Key Arguments Against the “Clean Power Plan”
September 28, 2016
• It's unconstitutional • Inconsistent with the statutory structure of the Clean Air Act • "Generation shifting" is not a valid system of emission reduction
What would Hillary Clinton’s 500 million solar panel plan cost?
September 24, 2016
83 GW x $2.48 billion per gigawatt = $205.8 billion
Coal is still king in China despite projections that claim its growth in capacity is no longer needed, despite the government's ratification ofParis accord on climate change, its pledge to bring greenhouse-gas emissions to a peak no later than 2030
The Obama Administration Targets Coal Every Which Way It Can
September 20, 2016
Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, Clean Power Plan, Mercury and Air Toxic Standards, Ozone Rule, Coal Regulations, Stream Protection Rule, Coal Leasing Moratorium, Coal Ash, Mountaintop Mining Permit
LTE: A Carbon Tax is Never the Solution
September 20, 2016
Affordable transportation gives people more job opportunities and makes it easier to take care of a family's diverse needs
Despite having already granted approval, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it would not allow construction near Lake Oahe
House Energy Committee Dives into the Federal Power Act
September 12, 2016
Ensuring the economic health of the U.S. power grid is a huge undertaking, and one that is not likely to receive high praise from constituents or glowing headlines from reporters
The Renewable Fuel Standard is Hurting Consumers and U.S. Refineries
September 1, 2016
RFS needs to be modified to reflect current production, consumption landscape for transportation fuels, rather than having the EPA tweaking the numbers each year trying to comply with a law that has proven itself to be based upon false premises
New England in Need of More Natural Gas Pipeline Capacity
August 31, 2016
Natural gas infrastructure projects are being blocked, making the region rely on much more expensive LNG imported from other nations
Cass Sunstein Lets Carbon Tax Cat Out of the Bag
August 30, 2016
Sunstein's Awkward Admission #1: The "Scientific" Estimate Is All Over the Map
U.S. Crude Oil Exports on the Rise
August 18, 2016
The current cost of booking tankers for a spot shipment is the lowest since 2009
Unnecessarily shutting down our existing generation in favor of expensive and intermittent wind and solar power means Americans will be left with higher electricity bills and less money in their pockets
New England Imports LNG in lieu of Building Pipelines
July 26, 2016
The Northeast is using more and more gas for home heating and electricity. It is over 50 percent reliant on natural gas for electric generation
Gasoline Vehicle Purchases on the Rise
July 16, 2016
President Obama did not attain his electric vehicle goal and he may not make his CAFE standard if gasoline prices remain low
Why Should Regular People Care About the Social Cost of Carbon?
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Units to Shutter
July 13, 2016
Only California would consider closing a perfectly good nuclear plant that emits no carbon dioxide emissions and replace it with intermittent renewable energy that needs back-up power from a flexible fossil fuel such as natural gas
Free-market wealth-is-health adaptation is a better strategy than political shenanigans and a government-directed energy future
U.S. Offshore Oil Production Going Up
June 30, 2016
Despite oil prices being down, offshore oil production in the United States is booming through new wells coming on line and tiebacks
California Again Having Electricity Shortage Issues
June 28, 2016
California has been designing through regulation and mandates an electricity system largely dependent on the weather. Time will tell how this experiment works out
Germany has plans to have its electricity be 40 to 45 percent renewable by 2025
News Flash: Wind Power is Not Cheaper than Coal
May 23, 2016
The idea that wind power is cheaper than coal power falls somewhere between a meaningless statement and a myth.
As with its other regulations, the Obama administration’s new regulations on methane will make domestic natural gas production more expensive and increase energy prices for Americans
Lessons from Sweden and Germany
May 16, 2016
The U. S. government is forcing more renewables on the American generating sector, supposedly to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in order to be an example to other countries
Killing an American Industry: Coal
May 4, 2016
Americans will have to pay much higher electricity prices despite the minuscule benefits of the Clean Power Plan
The Problem of Carbon Tax Border Adjustments
April 21, 2016
The case for a carbon tax—especially one imposed unilaterally by a few governments—continues to weaken.