Democrats Overlook Hidden Costs in Green Energy Grid Plans October 26, 2026 Insurance companies routinely factor in potential losses when setting policy prices. However, Democrats’ plans for the electric grid often neglect these crucial considerations. Current strategies primarily focus on the initial expense of wind and solar infrastructure, while overlooking the additional costs associated with

ERCOT Abandons CEO Pay Package Following Criticism Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s questioning of a contract for Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) President and CEO Pablo Vegas led to the agreement being shelved. Vegas confirmed that officials ultimately decided against finalizing the deal, which initially suggested potential payments up to $6.4 million next year. The

Power Grid Officials Reverse Course on CEO Compensation Plan The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) was poised to approve a contract that could have provided its president and CEO with up to $6.5 million next year, placing him among the highest-paid executives overseeing independent system operators nationwide. However, board members reversed this decision following

PJM’s $12 Billion Modeling Error Earlier this year, we explained that rising power bills for residents of the PJM area—America's largest electricity market—were primarily due to PJM’s auction design choices and modeling practices. An Energy Model team spent six months reverse-engineering PJM’s main system model, the ‘Reserve Requirement Study,’ which determines what types and quantities