As Trump cabinet stumps for coal, expert ponders fuel diversity, reliability
A new report from a free-market think tank suggests that Pruitt and Perry’s emphasis on fuel diversity as a reliability guarantee is misguided.
“Fuel diversity is not an economically valid concern or policy objective,” said Devin Hartman in R Street Institute’s new policy brief, “Why Risk and Reliability Matter More Than Fuel Diversity.” “There is little empirical evidence to support the claimed association between supply diversity and electricity-market performance.”
