Michael Giberson Just reinforcing the view that power prices in Texas will be much lower in the upcoming year, and perhaps beyond, last week Luminant filed notice with ERCOT of the company’s intention to mothball 4 and retire 11 natural gas generators in the Texas power system. Luminant spokesman Allan Koenig said many of the …
Luminant to Idle 15 Natural Gas Fired Generators in Texas Read More »
Michael Giberson If you thought power prices in ERCOT’s West region were interesting in 2008, keep an eye on the prices in 2009. (For background see my earlier post on negative prices in ERCOT West for 2008. Note on updated data here.) Late 2008 saw a few developments of note for the region: Almost 2000 …
Negative Power Prices in Ercot West – 2009 So Far Read More »
Lynne Kiesling Just a quick note because I am teaching at a workshop for judges … Google announced today that it is entering the smart grid space, as discussed in this CNet article: The driving idea behind the Google PowerMeter iGoogle gadget–and nearly all smart-grid companies–is that giving consumers access to more detailed home energy …
Google Enters Smart Grid; Will They Pass the Transactive Test? Read More »
Michael Giberson Utility-scale renewable power is sometimes said to suffer from a “chicken and egg” problem when the high quality renewable resources are far from existing customer load or suitable long-distance transmission lines. The asserted problem is that no one would develop the renewable resource unless they have a means to move the power to …
The Wind Power ‘chicken and Egg’ Problem in the Eastern Interconnection Read More »
Lower fuel prices may be driving electric power prices down, but are prices falling faster in restructured or traditionally regulated states?
Michael Giberson Reporting from the National Biodiesel Conference this week in San Fransisco, Michael Kanellos writes: You can grow algae with carbon dioxide and sunlight, but that doesn’t mean it’s free. Although many believe that algae will become one of the chief feedstocks for diesel and even hydrocarbon-like fuels, growing large amounts of algae and …
Current Status of Bio-diesel from Algae: “Your Fishtank is Not a Goldmine.” Read More »
Michael Giberson I’ve been reading and enjoying Tom Vanderbilt’s book, Traffic, subtitled “Why we drive the way we do (and what it says about us).” The book appeals to the “amateur traffic engineer” in me. Maybe you have one too, a little voice in your head that clicks on when you are stuck in traffic …
Lynne Kiesling And while we’re on the combined where’s my bailout/stimulus skeptic/i can has cheezeburger memes, here’s my favorite custom Obamicon: I’m assuming you’ve all seen these, but in case you haven’t … Paste Magazine (a really good music magazine, BTW) started a site a while ago where you can make your own Fairey-style poster. …
Lynne Kiesling Tyler Cowen has Tyrone, his alter ego. Lately I’ve really been wanting to claim Matt Welch as mine. Whether it’s economic policy by metaphor, the trillion-dollar stimulus, good news and bad news on trade, or his hilariously witty I CAN HAZ BEEMER?, Matt has been putting words to my thoughts. And he’s done …
Lynne Kiesling I’ve read a few very striking things this morning. On Tuesday at Econlog David Henderson made some comments about Russ Roberts’ commentary in Monday’s Boston Globe. Both are very good reads. David’s concise comment here reflects my thoughts: And the best two sentences: “But maybe we simply don’t have the knowledge to repair …
Knowledge, Uncertainty, and Government Spending Links for Today Read More »
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