Natural gas is the cheapest power source; wind and solar are the most expensive and the most unreliable
By Rhoda Wilson on May 14, 2025
Despite some claims that wind and solar are less expensive than conventional power, the opposite is true, James Taylor writes.
Two recent analyses found natural gas is the most affordable, reliable and clean electrical power source. Not far behind natural gas are nuclear, hydro and coal. Lagging at the bottom of the affordability and reliability scorecard are wind and solar power.
Additionally, wind and solar require disrupting and developing far more land and ecosystems than other power sources, and directly kill far more animals than other power sources, including many protected and endangered species.
Affordable, Reliable, Clean Scorecard: Natural Gas Is Tops, Wind and Solar Are the Worst
By James Taylor as published by Real Clear Energy on 22 April 2025
In the USA, policymakers on both sides of the political aisle increasingly advocate for affordable, reliable and clean energy. This is for good reason – modern society requires energy that is affordable and available on demand. Environmental concerns are also very important. Together, affordability, reliability and cleanliness form the three pillars of ideal energy policy.
Two new analyses evaluate competing electrical power sources and produce an affordable, reliable and clean scorecard. The two analyses – one published by Northwood University and the Mackinac Centre, and the other published by my public policy organisation, The Heartland Institute – independently reach near-identical findings.
Both analyses find natural gas is the most affordable, reliable and clean electrical power source. Not far behind natural gas are nuclear, hydro and coal. Lagging at the bottom of the affordability scorecard are wind and solar power.
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