Lynne Kiesling
Rob over at Peak Oil Optimist has a post with further ruminations on the prospects for electricity in California this summer in the context of the Pacific Northweste drought. Rob accurately points out something that I overlooked the other day, which is the vital role that transmission constraints will play in whether or not power from the new generation capacity that has come online will be able to get to end use customers.
All the more reason to emphasize the crucial role of active demand, demand response, retail choice, and interruptible contracts for maintaining reliable power delivery.