David Pomerantz
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Exposing efforts by utilities and fossil fuel interests to undermine clean energy with @energyandpolicy. Personal account. DM for Signal info to chat securely.
Today on Volts: how can we get data centers hooked up without screwing over the grid or other ratepayers? Two of my favorite thinkers, @shinynew_oz & @JesseJenkins, lay out a new model whereby data centers bring some of their own generation & utilities offer flexible connection.
The IURC's Investigative Inquiry on Affordability is underway in Indiana. It's a packed hearing room--and the first time I've seen a heavy law enforcement presence at IURC.
Man if the energy transition advocates were thinking chess instead of checkers they should be using this data center moment to be figuring out how to get them to cost share that long distance intra regional high voltage backbone that they always wanted the ratepayer to fully fund in the past in a win-win. 765kv from Ohio to DC might help deliver CCGT gas now but would set up for that holy grail interregional transmission probably later on.
How does your utility set its profit target? By looking at what other utilities earn. How do regulators approve it? By looking at what other regulators allowed. This is called "the circle game." And it's a big reason your utility bills are so high. Here is how it works...
EEI is at the @NYSE today to ring the Opening Bell alongside @ConEdison! EEI President and CEO Drew Maloney is celebrating how America’s electric companies are delivering the energy of every day—as well as Con Edison’s legacy of reliably serving New York City and the NYSE for more than 200 years.
