Is The White House Hiding DOE’s Grid Study?
Sierra Club sues Energy Department over long-awaited grid study
Devin Henry, August 14, 2017 (The Hill)
“…[Sierra Club is suing] the Department of Energy (DOE) for its ‘secrecy’ over a key study on the reliability of the electric grid…[because DOE] did not respond to open records requests seeking information about internal deliberations and outside communications over the study…[Sierra Club said it has no other choice because the White House has refused] to be transparent in accordance with the law and continues to raise suspicion that it will interfere with the process…Energy Secretary Rick Perry in April ordered a study into…whether the growth of renewable power — and the decline of coal and nuclear generation — is putting the country’s electricity system at risk…[A leaked draft] concluded that declining energy demand and low natural gas prices are to blame for the retirement of traditional power plants, not the rise of renewable energy or government regulations…” click here for more
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