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December 19, 2025

Counterflow

Steve Huntoon, a former president of the Energy Bar Association, practiced energy law for more than 30 years.
Counterflow: Oy Vey
Despite running more than 1,000,000 more scenarios, PJM has not found a problem with fuel security, argues columnist Steve Huntoon.
Counterflow: Waste Not, Want Not
Steve Huntoon argues that requiring transmission owners to use dynamic and ambient-adjusted line ratings is a no-brainer to get the most out of the grid.
Counterflow: RMI and Pixie Dust, Round 4
Columnist Steve Huntoon responds to Rocky Mountain Institute's rebuttal of his criticism of its study, based on Energy Information Administration data.
Counterflow: New York’s Surreal New Deal
Columnist Steve Huntoon criticizes New York's Green New Deal as imposing billions of dollars in costs on customers to pay for centrally planned projects.
Counterflow: Cue More Pixie Dust
Columnist Steve Huntoon criticizes the Rocky Mountain Institute’s claim that the bulk of new natural gas generation will become uneconomic.
Counterflow: Cue the Pixie Dust
Columnist Steve Huntoon argues that energy storage resources should not get preferential treatment in PJM's Capacity Performance market construct.
Counterflow: NRDC Prescribes More Carbon Emissions
Columnist Steve Huntoon responds to NRDC's criticism, arguing that its new claims are no more valid than the ones it made before.
Counterflow: Scary Wrong
Columnist Steve Huntoon criticizes a recent NRDC op-ed that denounces PJM for seemingly favoring natural gas-fired plants over renewable resources.
Counterflow – Fuel Security: PJM Does ‘Seinfeld’
Columnist Steve Huntoon argues that PJM's worst-case scenarios are extremely unlikely, meaning consumers paying for more “fuel security” makes no sense.
Counterflow: Big Transmission is Still Dead
Commentator Steve Huntoon doubts that even a proposed $2.5 billion MISO-to-PJM HVDC line can raise Big Transmission from the dead.

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