A Short Excerpt From A Speech I Gave In Sydney on June 18th About Australia’s Net Zero Mandate
A short excerpt from a June 2025 speech in Sydney examining Australia's net zero mandate.
Electricity Has Changed Humanity Like No Other Form of Energy
There are two epochs in human history: the Electric Age and everything that came before it. A clip from a 2023 speech in San Antonio.
"Be Pro-Energy, Be Pro-Human And Don't You Ever Apologize For It."
The final 90 seconds of a speech at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London. We need more energy humanists.
Not My Numbers, The Numbers: There Is No Evidence Of An Energy Transition
From an October 2024 speech in Viña del Mar to the leadership of the Chilean industrial company Sigdo Koppers. Despite the hype, there's no evidence of an energy transition.
The Power of Power Density
Power density is the most important — and yet least understood — metric in the physics that determine the shape and size of our energy and power systems. A 10-minute presentation at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's 2022 Policy Orientation.
It's The Stove That's The Killer: 3.2M People Die Every Year from Energy Poverty
If you care about women and girls in developing countries, you have to care about electricity. It frees them from the pump, the stove, and the washtub.
The Iron Law Of Electricity Explained In Less Than A Minute
Here is a clip from a speech I gave to investor-owned utilities on June 28, 2023.
About My Books: No Necesitan Leer, Solamente Comprar!
Part of an October 2024 speech in Viña del Mar to the leaders of the Chilean industrial company Sigdo Koppers — on the curious fate of his six books.
By Perfecting The Electric Streetcar, Frank Sprague Changed Cities Forever
Frank Sprague is the greatest, least-known inventor in US history — in some ways more important than Edison. By perfecting the electric motor and the streetcar in Richmond, Virginia, he fundamentally changed the shape of our cities.
Robert Bryce: A Highlight Reel
Two minutes and 24 seconds on electricity, energy poverty, renewables, innovation, batteries, nuclear, and why we are going to need a lot more energy.
Catastrophism Versus The Pro-Human Way.
A 12-minute speech at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London in early 2025 — on why energy poverty is so deadly, and why we need less climatism and more energy humanism.
Solar and Wind Projects Are Facing Fierce Opposition All Across the US
The backlash against wind and solar projects is so severe that four heavily Democratic states have enacted legislation that strips local communities of their zoning power
From Rare Earths to NdFeB Magnets, China Dominates Electric Vehicle Supply Chains
Why is the U.S. government so eager to make the domestic auto sector dependent on Chinese supply chains?
What About The Poor and The Middle Class?
The math on decarbonizing the electric grid just doesn't add up. In addition, nearly all of the schemes being promoted will hurt the poor and the middle class.
Japan's First Concern Is Energy Security, Not The Energy Transition
An excerpt from a January 2024 speech in Bismarck, ND. During a 2023 visit to Japan, Robert Bryce asked utility executives and government officials about climate change — here's what they told him.
No, The U.S. Electric Grid Won't Be Decarbonized By 2035
From a June 2023 speech to investor-owned utilities. The rules to decarbonize the grid are contradictory and rely on technologies, like carbon capture, that have never been proven to work at scale.
November 2021 US Senate Testimony
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Committee on domestic and international energy price trends.
Key Dates In US Offshore Wind History
From the failure of the Cape Wind project to the present day, the hype over offshore wind has never matched the reality.
What Energy Transition?
The administrative state is creating rules to decarbonize the electric grid. But those rules are contradictory and are relying on technologies, like carbon capture and sequestration that have never been proven to work at scale.
Edited version (approx 10 mins) of Bryce's Oct 27, 2021 Senate testimony on energy infrastructure.
A condensed (~10 min) version of October 27, 2021 testimony before the Senate Government Operations & Border Management Subcommittee on "Strategies for Improving Critical Energy Infrastructure."
Two-minute version of Bryce's Oct 27, 2021 testimony to Senate Govt Ops & Border Mgmt Subcomm.
A two-minute version of October 27, 2021 testimony before the Senate Government Operations & Border Management Subcommittee on critical energy infrastructure.
The Essentiality of Electricity
Robert Bryce speaks at a meeting of the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation in Seattle.
The Second American Century
Robert Bryce speaks at a meeting of the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation in Seattle.
The Need For More Nuclear
Robert Bryce speaks at a meeting of the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation in Seattle.
2014 HV McKay Lecture delivered by Robert Bryce
Manhattan Institute's Robert Bryce, delivers the 2014 HV McKay Lecture on the topic entitled 'More Energy Please: How Increasing Energy Use Promotes a Richer Freer World.'
Renewables, Hydrocarbons, Nuclear, and the Future of US Electricity Demand
A July 2025 speech in New York City at a meeting of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Finance Corporation — on the history of electrification and the pioneering role of inventor Frank Sprague.
Increased Tribalism
From a 2012 presentation at the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce Conference — on rising political tribalism and how it shapes the energy debate.
Hydrocarbons, Renewables, and the Future of American Energy
Robert Bryce on hydrocarbons, renewables, and the future of American energy.