The GAO has previously estimated that the federal government loses between about $233 billion and $521 billion per year  to fraud, based on data from 2018-2022. This range is widely cited as a proxy for ongoing fraud risk. That is money that costs taxpayers and adds to the Federal Deficit. The Deficit was $ 1.78 Trillion in 2025.   Eliminating Fraud could reduce the Deficit by up to 30%. Unfortunately, The GAO estimate may be only the tip of the iceberg. Recent revelations ha

In the previous 5 Parts of this Series, Cogport reviewed the current situation of energy shortage and proposed a plan for added capacity by 2030. We encourage you to read the previous reports for detailed background. Here is a basic Summary of the situation: Energy is already in Short Supply versus growing Demand. Cogport proposes addition of 260,000 Megawatts of capacity by 2030. The total estimated cost of investment is $ 636 Billion. For the short term, Cogport proposes ne

The First 4 Parts of this Series are recommended for reading to have the background facts about the U.S. Energy Grid. To summarize, Cogport estimates a demand for an additional capacity to produce electric energy of 260,000 MW (260 GW) by 2030. The U.S. currently has about 597,000 MW (597 GW) of capacity which is already in a shortage situation. Based on the information provided earlier in the Series, Cogport suggests a proposed plan for new plants to meet future demand: SHOR

In Part 3 we estimated the cost of Construction for new plants from different Fuel Sources.  Let’s break it down by cost per MW of Usable Capacity Cost to Build New Plants – Initial Investment Required Per MW Type                                          Initial cost per MW                    Construction                                                  of Usable Capacity                    Leadtime                               Coal                                        $ 6