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Power Outages, Hot and Cold

June 1, 2011 by Michael Giberson
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A FuelFix post by Tom Fowler relays ERCOT’s report that the Texas grid operator expects to have enough power to serve customers reliably this summer. At the end of Fowler’s post he casually mentioned, in connection with the rolling blackout in ERCOT last winter, “a report by federal reliability officials concluded power plant operators... [read more]

Vermont Yankee, Reliability and Connecticut: De-Mystified

September 4, 2010 by Meredith Angwin
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ISO-NE Insists on Vermont YankeeYesterday's post described how ISO-NE (the New England grid operator) required Vermont Yankee to stay in the 2013 forward electricity auction. Yankee had asked to drop out because it has neither a license renewal nor a certificate of public good past 2012. ISO-NE, however, said that Yankee had to stay in... [read more]

The Smart Grid Improves the Reliability of the Electric Grid

July 5, 2010 by Christine Hertzog
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My mother is writing a book.  She learned how to use a computer, and has been diligently crafting her story chapter by chapter.  If only the local electric grid would cooperate.  A single power disruption of a few seconds wiped out an entire chapter of her book.  Now she is reworking a previous version and trying to... [read more]

Tracking Public Perceptions, Part 2: It’s All About Price

September 14, 2009 by Pierre Guimond
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The gloomy economic headlines of the past year have coloured the views of consumers about all things financial. According to our public opinion research, it has also coloured their perceptions of, and concerns about, the price they pay for electricity. The customer’s focus on price is understandable, but it also points to the challenges... [read more]