November 12, 2009

The Key to Arizona’s Energy Future

Michael Giberson Via the Goldwater Institute in Arizona, this announcement of an event happening today, November 12 in Phoenix: Today three experts on electricity restructuring will be at the state Capital to talk about how Arizona could begin a restructuring process and how restructuring could encourage the use of more renewable energy. The discussion is …

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Designing Federal Programs That Work

Michael Giberson From Government Executive: As Washington considers an overhaul of the nation’s health care system affecting roughly one-seventh of our economy, a critical question arises: How effective are we at crafting legislation that can be implemented? To answer this question, we partnered with Government Executive in 2008 to survey members of the Senior Executive …

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Wholesale Power Markets for Beginners – The New Hampshire View

Michael Giberson Granite Viewpoint provides an excellent brief introduction to wholesale power markets in New England, with a few New Hampshire specific details thrown in. (First line: “It’s 9:00 am, do you know what the bulk price is for electricity in New Hampshire?”)  At this introductory level the story told about ISO-NE is approximately the …

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