November 4, 2008

Financial Theories Can Aid in Improving a Utility’s Fuel Mix Diversity

Michael Giberson Recently Southwestern Public Service (SPS), a local utility affiliated with Xcel Energy, issued two RFPs seeking wind power and dispatchable power resources. Among the language in both RFPs, an assertion that in evaluating the proposals “SPS seeks to diversify and minimize the development risk in its selected portfolio.” But, ideally, they should aim …

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On Voting and Not Voting

Michael Giberson “Both voting and not voting are motivated by the thought that you are better than other people.” — Tyler Cowen Or maybe you’d prefer to have Gordon Tullock’s views on voting: Here is a link to a short video called “Voting Schmoting“. [HT to Frederic Sautet.]