Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein
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AlexAI on blackouts, electricity demand from data centers, coastal insurance pricing, and Alaska oil and gas
5 answers AlexAI gave to user questions this week.
Oct 3
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The "Levelized Cost of Energy" scam
LCOE—the "Levelized Cost of Energy"—explicitly ignores "reliability-related considerations" and is therefore a garbage metric for comparing the cost of…
Oct 2
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How our "knowledge system" ignores the benefits of fossil fuels
A summary of Fossil Future, Chapter 1
Oct 1
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September 2025
Talking points roundup: the myth of "peak oil," rising electricity prices in Pennsylvania, heat-related deaths in Europe, and more
Also: UK’s disastrous anti-fossil-fuel policies, the current mild hurricane season, and a bogus “super polluters” map by Al Gore.
Sep 28
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The National Academies' perversion of science
A new “report” by the prestigious National Academies engages in heavy fossil fuel benefit denial in order to claim that climate danger is worse than…
Sep 27
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AlexAI on rising electricity bills prices, how to deal with used nuclear fuel, and smarter forest management
5 answers AlexAI gave to user questions this week.
Sep 25
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Talking points roundup: rising electricity prices, the National Academies' climate "report," China's new coal plants, and more
Also: why nuclear power is expensive, recent skepticism toward climate catastrophism, why “green” activists oppose nuclear, and the International…
Sep 23
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How to end the "100% renewable" fraud
An FTC rule called the "Green Guides" lets Apple, Google, Meta and hundreds of other companies claim be “100% renewable” while using mostly fossil fuel…
Sep 21
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AlexAI on why European electricity is so expensive, "energy efficiency," and the limitations of batteries
5 answers AlexAI gave to user questions this week.
Sep 17
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July 2025
Answers to student questions on philosophy, STEM, pollution, debates, and more
My Q&A with a high school robotics team
Jul 30
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How to unleash Small Modular Reactors
My testimony to the House Oversight Committee on “The New Atomic Age: Advancing America’s Energy Future.”
Jul 26
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Where the fight against energy subsidies stands
The final "Big Beautiful Bill" failed to truly terminate solar/wind subsidies. But there is still the opportunity to do so, along with making other…
Jul 4
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