Jeff Postelwait

1 week ago | tdworld.com | Jeff Postelwait

The Trump administration is reviving a goal from Donald Trump’s first term as president: to reverse the decades-long trend of coal power plant closures and rebuild the US coal industry. The White House released executive orders, which it calls an effort to reinvigorate the “beautiful clean coal industry.” One order says coal power would lower energy costs and provide more reliable power while providing jobs.

3 weeks ago | tdworld.com | Jeff Postelwait

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation recently released its latest glance at the interregional needs of the power grid, and recommended an increase of 35 GW in interregional capacity to address the shortfalls that accompany extreme weather conditions. The experts agree that this is a great start, but the North American grid can do a lot better than just keeping the lights on — and indeed needs to.

1 month ago | tdworld.com | Jeff Postelwait

Discussing increasing utility bills and falling power grid stability, President Trump’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright outlined the administration’s plans for energy policy at CERAWeek 2025. Wright criticized the emphasis of past Democratic administrations on renewable energy, which he says has yet to prove itself as a reliable source of electricity. “Wind and solar, the darlings of the last administration and so much of the world today, supply roughly 3% of global primary energy.

2 months ago | tdworld.com | Jeff Postelwait

At the time of this writing, Donald Trump is still president-elect, but there have already been a flurry of announcements coming out of the president’s social media accounts and his team that give some indications as to what his plans are for the energy sector. For electricity, it sounds like the administration’s emphasis will be on producing more affordable and reliable power.

Dec 6, 2024 | tdworld.com | Jeff Postelwait

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is President-Elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of the Interior, but he will also lead Trump’s newly formed National Energy Council, which is tasked with carrying out his energy policy priorities. Much like Colorado fracking CEO, Chris Wright, Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Energy, Burgum is into fossil fuels and business. Burgum is a co-founder of venture capital firm Arthur Ventures, which has operations across the Midwest.