“Rising steel prices, interest rates could push NuScale Utah project cost to $100/MWh, but support remains” by Robert Walton (Utility Dive: November 16, 2022)
David Brooks farewell column
In reality, I’ve long believed that there is a weird market failure in American culture. There are a lot of shows on politics, business and technology, but there are not enough on the fundamental questions of life that get addressed as part of a great liberal arts education: How do you become a better person? How do you find meaning in retirement? Does America still have a unifying national narrative? How do great nations recover from tyranny?
Four decades of hyper individualism expanded individual choice but weakened the bonds between people. Multiple generations of students and their parents fled from the humanities and the liberal arts, driven by the belief that the prime purpose of education is to learn how to make money.
“The U.S. oil industry has long opposed government intervention in the fossil-fuel business….”…
“The ‘invisible hand’ is at work to enable the dash-to-gas (and diesel too) in the catch-up period for economical, large-scale power generation.”
Climate alarmist/activist Jamie Skaar provided a ‘current’ from the POWERGEN International conference held in San Antonio. His summary on LinkedIn (no link: he blocked me) follows verbatim [with my additions in brackets].
Industry Leaders Signal Major Shift in Gas Turbine Market: Key Takeaways
“Recent insights … reveal an unexpected trend: Gas turbine demand is surging to levels not seen since the early 2000s. What’s driving this growth during our push toward renewables? The answer lies in the unprecedented expansion of data centers and electrification, creating extraordinary demand for reliable, round-the-clock power.”
“Let’s examine what industry leaders are seeing:
1. Current Market Dynamics
– Over 7,000 gas turbines operating in U.S.…