Is the bureaucracy actively plotting against us? Or maybe not!
The electricity industry is navigating a perfect storm of macroeconomic, regulatory and environmental roadblocks as developers attempt to get new infrastructure built. It makes you...
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“Exporting at a Loss” Myth—California is Indeed Buying Low and Selling High!
There is a growing debate over whether California is overproducing renewable energy, forcing the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) to either curtail renewable generation or...
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Musical Chairs!! Resource Adequacy Slice of Day Regime
There is a growing debate over whether California is overproducing renewable energy, forcing the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) to either curtail renewable generation or...
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The SunZia Transmission Project and the CAISO’s New Subscriber Participating Transmission Owner (SPTO) Model is the Perfect Match
In addition to the perfect match from a transmission model perspective, New Mexico’s wind profile peaks in the evening and at night, which complements many...
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All is Good
The Increasing Trend of Negative Energy Pricing and Renewable Energy Curtailments in California – Is This a Problem or an Expected Outcome of a Rationally...
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Let’s Get Our House in Order
Since the CAISO’s inception in 1998, it has stayed resolute in its intention to pursue expansion of centralized markets throughout the West. Endless studies have...
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Musical Chairs!! Resource Adequacy Slice of Day Regime
An unintended consequence of the transition to a supply portfolio dominated by solar has been an oversupply of energy in hours when solar energy is...
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Both Sides of the Same Coin!
There was an LA Times story that ran last year before Thanksgiving titled, “Solar glut boosts California power bills — other states reap the benefits....
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