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A macro grid would decrease the cost of reducing emissions and improve the reliability of the electric grid. But it’s an almost impossible task for the U.S.

Minnesota-based Allete and Grid United of Texas announced their memorandum of understanding this week to build the 385-mile high-voltage direct-current transmission line.

I would love to see about 8 new nuclear power plants constructed here in the U.S. in the next decade. Remember how awesome the Zion plant was? Ask anyone in Waukegan. the texas problem is emblematic of a broader issue we suffer — elected officials convincing voters that they can have everything, yet pay very little in taxes. they combine this message with the constant drumbeat that government is corrupt and incompetent, and only the private sector can solve all of our problems. all of this is...

Montinique Monroe/Getty Images Texas entered its third full day cycling in and out of the dark after frigid temperatures triggered a power crisis early Monday morning. A staggering 3.4 million people were still without power on Wednesday morning after rain and snow pelted the state overnight. The state’s grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, couldn’t project when the power would be restored. When the cold front hit over the weekend, electricity use soared to h...