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:
The Heinz Endowments and Pittsburgh’s political elites have lost their way. Natural gas is inextricably linked to the region’s flourishing
Oil Rig Count Down; Oil Production Up
November 29, 2019
Many independents are investing less, focusing on profitability, but major oil companies are expected to continue to invest and increase production
California is home to massive, rolling power outages that are not the result of resource deficiency but rather the result of California’s policies and mismanagement of its forests
Thanksgiving for Freedom and Energy
November 23, 2019
The work of fossil fuels and electricity can never end
Climategate’s 10th Anniversary: The Stain Continues
November 21, 2019
The political failure of climate activism will continue to shine critical light on climate science in general and Climategate in particular
California’s Gasoline Prices Are the Highest in the Nation
November 8, 2019
'Consensus' bottomline Government needs to intervene aggressively and immediately
The Cost of Decommissioning Wind Turbines is Huge
November 3, 2019
Expensive to decommission wind turbines and who pays when the funds are not sufficient to cover the expense is an issue
California and New York Having Problems Delivering Energy
November 1, 2019
New York and California are at the forefront of denying energy to their consumers due to renewable mandates and subsidies, bans on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas production, and denying permits for natural gas pipelines
Fossil-Fuel Divestment: A Shell Game
October 27, 2019
Americans and the world should continue to invest, not divest, in dense mineral energies
PG&E Service Disruptions Shows Flaws With Government Regulation
October 25, 2019
The PG&E debacle showcases the flaws of government-regulated monopolies
Norway’s Electric Vehicle Market
October 20, 2019
Despite the huge market for EVs in Norway, the environmental benefits are small and the cost is very expensive
PG&E Woes: Political Failure, Not Market Failure
October 16, 2019
Their ire would be best directed not at PG&E, but at the regulated monopoly model that Californians themselves have maintained through their state government
U.S. Oil Production Booming
October 9, 2019
The hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling boom in U.S. shale basins has made the United States the world's largest oil producer.
The Bogus “Consensus” Argument on Climate Change
October 8, 2019
Advocates of aggressive government intervention to claim that "97% of scientists" agree with their position
Internationally, coal is still the dominant electricity generation fuel despite large investments in renewable energy.
U.N. Climate Change Summit Does Not Produce Results
September 27, 2019
Despite the United Nations efforts to curb coal use, a number of countries have plans for further development of their coal resources. China, India, and Russia all plan on expanding coal production
IER Files Second RFS Related FOIA Request with the USDA
September 25, 2019
What role the USDA has undertaken in the past several months to alter the renewable fuels mandate that would lead to increased costs for American families
China Is Erasing the Paris Climate Accord
September 25, 2019
It is time to call off the statist climate crusade
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: History and Uses
September 22, 2019
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is an emergency oil storage facility to be used to mitigate oil supply disruptions
Electric Vehicle Subsidies: On the Road to Nowhere
September 22, 2019
Extended subsidies will simply prolong the uneconomic and require future extensions. It's time to level the playing field and let the market decide.
Walmart and Amazon Sue Tesla, Solar Panels Blamed for Fires
September 17, 2019
The SolarCity gamble may not pan out for Tesla, as the filings by Walmart and Amazon can attest to,
“SharpieGate” Unwittingly Destroys the Case for Climate Alarmism
September 15, 2019
Democratic political figures issue completely ludicrous claims about climate change that dwarf the inaccurate assessment of probabilities involved in SharpieGate.
U.S. Closes Coal Plants as the Developing World Builds Them
September 4, 2019
While the United States is retiring coal-fired power plants, developing Asia (particularly China and India) is building them due to their affordability and reliability.
Berkeley Bans Natural Gas in New Residential Buildings
August 27, 2019
Berkeley City Council has banned its use in new residential buildings, mandating electricity instead
The Green New Deal and a "new energy economy" are not physically possible despite what America's politicians believe and what is promoted in the media
Fossil Fuels: Still Winning
August 25, 2019
Still a fossil fuel world. If subsidy fatigue sets in for wind power, solar power, ethanol, electric vehicles, legacy nuclear plants continue to retire, carbon-based energies could reach, even exceed 90 percent of global primary energy consumption
Wind Power Is Collapsing In Germany
August 21, 2019
The Germans are finding out that there are many issues with wind farms that include noise pollution, wildlife and monument protection, military and radio conflicts, and NIMBY--not in my back yard--issues
Greenland’s Ice Sheet and Climate Change Policy
August 20, 2019
Part 2 of 2: The extreme activists trying to throw out traditional cost-benefit analysis are shown, once again, to be bluffing
Greenland’s Ice Sheet and Climate Change Policy
August 19, 2019
Part 1 of 2: Economics of the disintegration of the Greenland ice sheet