The Big Drumroll Ends with a Thud: DOE's Study on the US Power Grid
The Department of Energy last week released its long-awaitedgrid-reliability study, after months of work at the agency to respond to Secretary Perry'sdirectivecalling for the report. The tone and content of Perry's April 14thmemo suggested to many that the study would inevitably produce a set of findings that coal-fired power plants could take to the bank as proof that they need help from the federal government to stay in operation.