Lynne Kiesling-Knowledge Problem
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Lynne Kiesling-Knowledge Problem
@knowledgeprob
Director, Inst for Regulatory Law & Economics @NorthwesternU, Adjunct Prof @NU_MSES, @sfiscience External Faculty, @AEI Nonres Senior Fellow





People haven't wrapped their heads around how much the politics of renewables have been altered by the fact that Texas is kicking everyone's ass in building solar, wind, and batteries. Greg Abbot sounds woke when he talks energy now. That's a preview of what's coming nationally.

Great piece by @SoumayaKeynes on AI in economics in today’s FT (link at end) mentioning @RefineInk. Indeed, @RefineInk regularly catches issues that need correcting but are missed by even the most rigorous current review processes. a short 🧵 1/

Delighted to announce @basepowerco has received its first state license to operate as an electricity retailer outside Texas. We're heading to Illinois! Thank you @ILCommerceComm for approving our application! Let me explain why we're heading to the Land of Lincoln🧵




Gotta be honest: not great that paying data centers to turn off is our plan for grid reliability through 2030. A curtailment payment? Come on. This is bad! We have to stop managing the failure and build the grid we should have built in the first place. What are we doing here?!





new essay: “The Coal-to-Gas Switch Was Neither Accident Nor Design.” The argument: U.S. power-sector decarbonization was not just a technology story or a fuel-price story. It was also an institutional story about market rules, incentives, and system design. 1/3


new essay: “The Coal-to-Gas Switch Was Neither Accident Nor Design.” The argument: U.S. power-sector decarbonization was not just a technology story or a fuel-price story. It was also an institutional story about market rules, incentives, and system design. 1/3









