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Cost-Benefit Analysis and Deep Uncertainty

Legal Planet

OIRA, the so-called “regulatory czar” in the White House, must approve every significant regulation based on a review of its CBA. But it has advanced beyond the vague guidance provided by OMB since 2003, which may not have been state-of-the-art even then. But CBA has had a major blind spot.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

11] Part of the reason for inadequate in-state electricity supply in California last August was that state regulators had closed in-state baseload power plants. 13] California regulators in 2020 over-estimated the contribution they could reasonably expect from renewables. The situation could have been avoided,” said the CEO of CAISO.