The Quad Report

Just when you thought the coronavirus was the harbinger of the apocalypse, here’s another knuckle-biter. The U.S. Geological Survey this week issued a new report on geomagnetic storms, finding that two-thirds of the contiguous U.S. coast-to-cost is vulnerable to power outages from the geomagnetic disruptions of solar storms, or solar coronal eruptions. USGS said, “Magnetic… More Coronavirus, meet solar storms

For Scott Hempling, a veteran electric utility regulatory critic, recent activities suggest only a lip-service dedication to capitalism on the part of investor-owned utilities undercut by industry developments. For Branko Terzic, a former state and federal utility regulator and a consultant to investor-owned utilities, current trends suggest that IOUs are need help from regulators as… More Dueling views of electricity regulation and no-fault capitalism