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A newsletter about the electric grid, how it works, and how it is changing that is based on what is and not what we might want it to be

Newsletter · By Matt Estes · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 19, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 19, 2026

    WRONGLY DECIDED (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Aug 28, 2026

    “WE ALL KNOW THAT WIND AND SOLAR . . . WILL ALWAYS, WITHOUT EXCEPTION FAIL US WHEN WE NEED THE ELECTRICITY THE MOST.” (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="420" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B5X_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F54ee39f8-88d1-4fae-b9dc-4ffe086ed55d_385x420.png" w

  3. Issue · Aug 3, 2026

    THE FALLACIES OF ARGUMENTS MADE BY SOLAR AND WIND OPPONENTS AND HOW THOSE ARGUMENTS SHARE A FATAL DEFECT WITH ARGUMENTS MADE BY SOLAR AND WIND SUPPORTERS (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Jul 20, 2026

    PJM ONCE AGAIN FAILED TO ACQUIRE THE CAPACITY IT SAYS IT NEEDS. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="318" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FeNl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4467487c-fdb4-4588-a4d7-f4748aaa4ec0_673x318.png" w

  5. Issue · Jul 9, 2026

    THE FIRST STEP HAS BEEN TAKEN TO MAKE NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS LESS EXPENSIVE (opens the original)

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