Category Archives: commentary
Large-scale transmission expansion: what’s the prognosis? (Pt. 1)
In Australia, significant large-scale, inter-state transmission expansion is underway to support renewables. But the question remains: is it cost-effective? Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, diversity, ercot, grid, renewables, texas, transmission
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Resource adequacy: how much is enough?
The reforms of the ERCOT market that are being discussed currently should be thoroughly analyzed to determine if they result in appropriate levels of resource adequacy considering the emerging energy dimension of resource adequacy. Continue reading
Large-scale transmission expansion: what’s the prognosis? (Pt. 2)
Let’s consider the cost-effectiveness of large-scale inter-state transmission to support renewables in the US. Spoiler alert: I will argue that the greatly expanded large-scale interstate transmission being proposed is not cost-effective to support renewables in the US. Continue reading →