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Better Data for Better Decisions on LNG
Opponents of a free market for natural gas have been trumpeting a new study which purports to show that LNG exports would be an economic negative for the United States.[read more]
What Consumers Don’t Know About Electricity Deregulation Can Hurt Them
Pennsylvania has one year of experience with deregulation of its electricity markets. Residential, commercial, and industrial customers can now switch to alternative electricity suppliers in a quest to manage the generation and transmission costs on their electricity bills. With some suppliers, they can even get energy from...[read more]
Why Arizona should encourage development of a open, competitive electric power market
Stanley Reynolds and Andrew Kleit have made the case for restructuring the electric power industry in Arizona to encourage development of an open, competitive electric power market. Good stuff. I’d especially encourage anyone interested in electric power policy to consider the authors’ eight-point list of elements required...[read more]
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“It's hard to offer specific perceptions when vague macro-economics has a theory for everything.First, I'm glad the nasty 1980ish situation is included for younger readers. It spawned the internet, electrical efficiency, fuel efficiencies, and building insulation.Second, around the 2005 crash there were fewer giant, noisy, 4 wheel drive pick-ups (with "support our troops" stickers) driving ...”
“Lindsay,Nifty charts, there, and some good insights on the under-reported importance of reduced oil consumption for emissions. If you wanted to deepen this analysis, you might consider a "step-chart" format starting with 2005, ending with 2012, and showing the step changes in between that got us there. For example, EIA stats on generation show that natgas generation added 3.5x more MWh than ...”