The purpose of the nation’s electricity grid that powers our homes and businesses is to provide reliable electricity. That’s hardly a radical concept. But tell that to policymakers who spent decades imposing their anti-energy climate agenda on American electricity customers, threatening grid reliability.

This problem has gained new urgency due to rising electricity demand from data centers that power the AI revolution. This makes it even more important to roll back years of governmental policies that have compromised the reliability of the electricity grid.

Many states passed laws (called renewable portfolio standards) that require the use of certain percentages of intermittent electricity sources, such as wind and solar, that can’t meet ongoing power demand. The wind doesn’t blow all the time, and the sun doesn’t always shine.  

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And many states shuttered superior electricity sources such as coal, natural gas, and nuclear that meet the ongoing continuous demand for electricity and can be called upon to do so when needed. These sources were shut down in part because of economic pressures caused by market distortions from subsidies that give renewable sources an advantage over reliable power plants, such as coal, natural gas, and nuclear. 

They were  also shut down due to overt attempts by politicians and environmental groups to close disfavored sources of electricity, such as the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station in New York. Coal plants have been a major target for........

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