(American Political Report)—A recent Department of Energy (DOE) venture, aimed at capturing carbon emissions from coal plants, has been labeled a “financial boondoggle” and a “disaster” by industry experts. The project, which received nearly $1 billion in government funding, was intended to pioneer a new method of carbon capture and storage (CCS) but ultimately ended in failure.
In 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under former President Barack Obama issued $1.6 billion in loan guarantees to finance the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, a green energy project that consists of three solar concentrating thermal power plants in California.
The project was led by Southern Company at its Kemper County energy facility in Mississippi. Despite significant federal investment, the initiative was terminated in 2017 after it became clear it would not achieve its goals. Instead of pioneering a new path for clean coal technology, the project resulted in substantial financial waste.
Energy expert Bernard Weinstein from Southern Methodist University criticized the project, saying, “This was a financial boondoggle from the start.” He pointed out that the technology was not commercially viable, and the enormous costs associated with it far outweighed any potential benefits.
Another critic, Marlo Lewis from the Competitive Enterprise Institute, described the project as “a disaster” and highlighted the DOE’s poor judgment in continuing to fund such ventures. “The DOE should not be in the business of picking winners and losers in the energy sector,” Lewis argued, suggesting that market-driven solutions would be more effective and efficient.
The project’s failure has reignited debates over government investment in technology that lacks proven commercial application. Critics argue that taxpayer money should not be risked on projects where success is uncertain, especially when alternative, more established technologies exist for reducing emissions.
Defenders of the DOE’s approach, however, maintain that innovation in energy technology inherently involves risk. They argue that without such investments, breakthroughs in cleaner energy could be stifled, potentially leaving the U.S. behind in global efforts to combat climate change.
The Kemper project’s failure adds to a growing list of costly government-backed energy projects that have not met expectations, raising questions about the effectiveness of such expenditures. As the U.S. continues to navigate its energy policy, especially in the context of climate change, the lessons from Kemper could influence future decisions on where and how public funds are allocated in energy innovation.
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Why One Survival Food Company Shines Above the Rest
Let’s be real. “Prepper Food” or “Survival Food” is generally awful. The vast majority of companies that push their cans, bags, or buckets desperately hope that their customers never try them and stick them in the closet or pantry instead. Why? Because if the first time they try them is after the crap hits the fan, they’ll be too shaken to call and complain about the quality.
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