Meredith Angwin

Energy Analyst & Author

Movie Time for Nuclear Energy

Movie Time for Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Now: The Premiere Showing Oliver Stone has won Academy Awards for best screenplay, best director, and best film. Quite a record! His latest film is Nuclear Now. Nuclear Now is coming soon to a theater near you! When I say “soon,” I mean May 1. When...
Thinking about Energy on Memorial Day

Thinking about Energy on Memorial Day

In Vain? When we talk about American’s wars, there is a phrase that we often use. The phrase was used in the Gettysburg Address, though I doubt that was the first use. “That these dead shall not have died in vain.“ We don’t want the bravery and the suffering to be...
New England Was Barely Ready for Winter

New England Was Barely Ready for Winter

Connecticut Legislature Holds A Hearing On February 1, the Connecticut General Assembly sponsored the hearing  “Staring into the Storm” through their Energy Committees. The legislators wanted to know whether the New England electric grid was ready for a...
What Surprised You About the Grid?

What Surprised You About the Grid?

What Surprised You? Eric Meyer of Generation Atomic has started a new on-line book club. Eric starts the conversation with a very important question:  “In this book, what surprised you?” Great question! The club meetings started with my book, Shorting the Grid.  I...