This is a very important topic. I've been working in the energy policy/research space for a while and I've come to many of the same conclusions. The overtly political and scientifically shoddy analyses presented to state and utility lawmakers to support "green" agendas are unserious and frankly embarrassing.
I have recently posted an article on the issue of grid reliability and the California duck curve:
Nice piece! Thanks for sharing. Lot of good stuff on demand response in there. I, for one, think demand response should be based on getting consumers to avoid paying high costs (so focused on ToU pricing) instead of compensating consumers for *not* consuming power. The latter is ripe for abuse.
As someone who works in electric power, I very much enjoyed this article. Thank you for boldly speaking what is willfully ignored.
I am a proud resident of West Virginia, a state rich in natural resources, and seated within the PJM footprint. I will never forget viewing the transmission line loading in real time while I was working on Christmas Eve of 2022, during the bomb cyclone that swept across our area. Without rambling on for hours, I’ll just get to it and say that it was thanks to coal generation plants that kept the lights on — and not only our lights, but the lights of surrounding states within the PJM footprint thanks to the 30,000+ MW that were produced and exported because of coal.
The solution is proper pricing. Energy produced at certain times and places costs more than energy produce at other times and places. Consumers should see this in their electric bills. Basically we should just tax the net emission of CO2 and let the market work out the details of how and when and where to transition to zero CO2 emissions
Yeah, I’m def on board for more ToU pricing. It’s one of those things that “make sense” but no one wants to touch it. Also, smart meters makes this more possible in general.
This is a very important topic. I've been working in the energy policy/research space for a while and I've come to many of the same conclusions. The overtly political and scientifically shoddy analyses presented to state and utility lawmakers to support "green" agendas are unserious and frankly embarrassing.
I have recently posted an article on the issue of grid reliability and the California duck curve:
https://thejoulethief.substack.com/p/duck-and-cover
Nice piece! Thanks for sharing. Lot of good stuff on demand response in there. I, for one, think demand response should be based on getting consumers to avoid paying high costs (so focused on ToU pricing) instead of compensating consumers for *not* consuming power. The latter is ripe for abuse.
As someone who works in electric power, I very much enjoyed this article. Thank you for boldly speaking what is willfully ignored.
I am a proud resident of West Virginia, a state rich in natural resources, and seated within the PJM footprint. I will never forget viewing the transmission line loading in real time while I was working on Christmas Eve of 2022, during the bomb cyclone that swept across our area. Without rambling on for hours, I’ll just get to it and say that it was thanks to coal generation plants that kept the lights on — and not only our lights, but the lights of surrounding states within the PJM footprint thanks to the 30,000+ MW that were produced and exported because of coal.
I’ll stop there. Thank you, and God’s blessings
Love WV! Thanks for the work that you do to help keep the lights on
The solution is proper pricing. Energy produced at certain times and places costs more than energy produce at other times and places. Consumers should see this in their electric bills. Basically we should just tax the net emission of CO2 and let the market work out the details of how and when and where to transition to zero CO2 emissions
Yeah, I’m def on board for more ToU pricing. It’s one of those things that “make sense” but no one wants to touch it. Also, smart meters makes this more possible in general.
Just keep pounding on it every time it's relevant, which s lots. :)
Yes, practical environmentalism.