Energy modelers Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling write about the energy issues facing our world.
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All 50 Blue States, High Rates Profiles Are Live
This week, Always On Energy Research and the Institute for Energy Research published the remaining profiles for our Blue States, High Rates interactive website. Thanks to the tireless efforts of , the site now contains energy policy profile...
Big Tech's Big Fumble
There is a massive pushback against data center growth in the United States. Our friend ’s data center rejection database now tracks over 300 bans across the country as of this writing. Furthermore, these bans now transcend local and county...
A Near-Blackout in Southwest Power Pool West
On July 20th, 2026, Southwest Power Pool West (SPPW), the newest regional transmission organization (RTO) area in America, declared an Energy Emergency Alert 3, narrowly avoiding rolling blackouts.
According to GridStatus, SPPW’s close cal...
The Battery Bubble
Battery storage has long been touted as the solution to wind and solar intermittency—or the variable nature of wind and solar electricity production.
A recent report co-authored by one of the Bad Boys, Mitch Rolling, and Jonathan Lesser, P...
MISO's Exciting Afternoon
A lot happened in the energy world this week. PJM’s latest capacity auction results were released, Lazard released its latest Levelized Cost of Energy Report, and New York imposed a one-year moratorium on data centers. While these are inter...
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Welcome to Energy Bad Boys by Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling. We are energy modelers diving into the energy data. Some pieces will be longer, and others will be short and sweet. We're happy to have you along for the ride.
Energy Bad Boys co-founder. I write about energy policies impacting Americans and design cost and reliability models to show the impact of energy proposals around the country, which have been used in 12 states and at the EPA.
I'm a born-and-raised Alaskan and I mostly write about energy and environment policy. Expect forays into economics, education, healthcare, and whatever else has annoyed me recently.
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