Electricity

California’s electricity network reliability pales in comparison to competitive states Yesterday California experienced a Stage 1 alert , indicating that electricity operating reserve margins had dipped to below 7 percent. Nothing compared to 2000-2001, but still a signal for some concern about electricity network reliability. As we approach this summer air conditioning season, I wanted …

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Electricity choice and competition a success in Ohio, according to a recent Ohio PUC report. Funny how California is the only place where electricity competition is not a positive-sum game …

Electricity choice and competition a success in Ohio, according to a recent Ohio PUC report. Funny how California is the only place where electricity competition is not a positive-sum game …

Electricity choice and competition a success in Ohio, according to a recent Ohio PUC report. Funny how California is the only place where electricity competition is not a positive-sum game …

Electricity choice and competition a success in Ohio, according to a recent Ohio PUC report. Funny how California is the only place where electricity competition is not a positive-sum game …

FERC delays SMD implementation until Congress passes an energy bill. I’ve got enough problems with the SMD as currently articulated that I think this is probably a good thing. I’m also firmly in the “given the proposed bills, having no energy bill is better than either” camp. But the bureaucratic rigamarole that stifles meaningful, dynamic …

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FERC delays SMD implementation until Congress passes an energy bill. I’ve got enough problems with the SMD as currently articulated that I think this is probably a good thing. I’m also firmly in the “given the proposed bills, having no energy bill is better than either” camp. But the bureaucratic rigamarole that stifles meaningful, dynamic …

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FERC delays SMD implementation until Congress passes an energy bill. I’ve got enough problems with the SMD as currently articulated that I think this is probably a good thing. I’m also firmly in the “given the proposed bills, having no energy bill is better than either” camp. But the bureaucratic rigamarole that stifles meaningful, dynamic …

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FERC delays SMD implementation until Congress passes an energy bill. I’ve got enough problems with the SMD as currently articulated that I think this is probably a good thing. I’m also firmly in the “given the proposed bills, having no energy bill is better than either” camp. But the bureaucratic rigamarole that stifles meaningful, dynamic …

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While I’m ranting about consumer respect and sovereignty, another area in which we get no respect is in our automobile choices. For instance, this CNN/Money article discusses how it’s Detroit’s fault that we consume so much oil, foreign or domestic: Two environment groups — the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Detroit Project — argue …

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