Michael Giberson A couple of weekends ago I took a quick trip from Lubbock to Austin to visit my brothers and their families, the first time I’ve taken that trip since I moved back to Texas from Virginia. I knew a few wind turbines had popped up since my last drive down US 84, perhaps …
Texas Court Favors Wind Turbines over Claims of Spoiled Views and Nuisance Noise Read More »
Lynne Kiesling The latest issue of MIT’s Technology Review has a profile of GridPoint and its founder, Peter Corsell. Peter’s commentary in that issue discusses the importance of applying information technology in the electric power system. There’s also a good video profile, which I recommend to you.
Lynne Kiesling One of my favorite things about our house renovation is the spiffy, brandy-new Kitchenaid refrigerator that you can see in the corner of this kitchen photo: It’s well-designed, it’s energy-efficient, it keeps our food and drink beautifully … and, because I am particular about mineral and biological tastes in water, I love its …
Lynne Kiesling At some point recently in my various travels, I managed to make it into my office, where I found a large envelope with a book in it. My book! Titled Deregulation, Innovation and Market Liberalization: Electricity regulation in a continually evolving environment: Over the past 50 years the US economy has experienced economic …
Lynne Kiesling Picking up again on the blackout anniversary theme from last week, Scientific American has re-run this 2007 article on grid management and smart grid technology. Again, it is overly focused on how digital technology can improve top-down grid management, and does not mention the vast potential economic and reliability benefits associated with using …
Lynne Kiesling Five years ago this week, a large blackout in North America affected 50 million people and cost $6 billion (see thKP archive from August 2003 for posts from that time). The enormity of the blackout led to a large forensic report and lots of follow-up, including recommendations designed to solidify and reinforce reliability …
5-Year Blackout Anniversary Prompts Some Introspection Read More »
Michael Giberson Solar power technology continues to improve. Retail electric utility rate for 100% wind power dips below the standard rate. Likely just for one month, since gas prices are down from their recent peak. Texas retail market under pressure, but shows signs of progress. A well-capitalized firm with an understanding of risk management issues …
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Michael Giberson Senator Charles Schumer of New York has asked the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to investigate the traders scheduling circuitous routes around Lake Erie for transactions that in effect flowed primarily within the New York ISO power system. As discussed here last week, in late July the NYISO sought emergency rule changes to …
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Michael Giberson Dallas and Houston draw electricity from the same ERCOT power grid, but the Dallas area has sported lower retail power prices for the last few years. The Houston Chronicle explains some of the reasons for the differences: Houston’s residential electric power prices are consistently higher than in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, ranging in …
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Michael Giberson On July 21, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) filed what was in effect an emergency rule change – proposed to go into effect the morning of the next day unless FERC stopped it (and FERC didn’t stop it) – in order to bring to a halt certain gaming activities pursued by …
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