The oil/gas industry has received preferential treatment for far too long.
Intangible Drilling Costs expensed versus capitalized, low cost Fed leases, low royalties, etc.
And the mandates to control methane leaks, drill/complete safely, and monitor all infrastructure is basic good practice.
Our shale production is the stuff that come on quickest to alleviate supply shortfalls. Most of that is private acreage. So giving away Alaska and Gulf concessions is a BS energy policy. I have had enough with the industry whining.
We need to be investing in a grid that can handle the deployment of more electric vehicles and domestic heat pumps. I see no real focus on that bottleneck towards an electrified future.
But meanwhile Chargepoint has caught a bid, and I am seeing their stations more and more. Same with the other charger providers. I just rented a plug in hybrid minivan in MA, and had a reasonably good experience with the vehicle and charger access in localized areas. Probably saved $30 in gas over the one week rental.
A long road trip in an electric vehicle is still out of the question.
