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Clean Power Economics

Submitted by mburr on Wed, 2013-10-09 12:43
Can refurbishing existing environmental controls increase the profitability of fossil generating facilities and tip the cost-benefit analysis at marginal, coal-fired plants?
Can refurbishing existing environmental controls increase the profitability of fossil generating facilities and tip the cost-benefit analysis at marginal, coal-fired plants?

Category Error in Northeast Markets

Submitted by mburr on Tue, 2013-09-24 11:24
New York ISO's mitigation exemption test is intended to address generation market power concerns. But when the ISO applied the test to a major transmission project, it committed a category error that has caused enduring damage in Northeastern markets.
New York ISO's mitigation exemption test is intended to address generation market power concerns. But when the ISO applied the test to a major transmission project, it committed a category error that has caused enduring damage in Northeastern markets.

Yankee Retreat

Submitted by mburr on Thu, 2013-09-19 09:57
A confluence of factors contributed to the Vermont Yankee shutdown decision, but a key driver was the very design of the Northeast power markets. Policymakers considering reform should take the long view, and ensure that price signals reflect market demands for energy, capacity, and resource diversity.
A confluence of factors contributed to the Vermont Yankee shutdown decision, but a key driver was the very design of the Northeast power markets. Policymakers considering reform should take the long view, and ensure that price signals reflect market demands for energy, capacity, and resource diversity.

Fuzzy Bright Line

Submitted by mburr on Mon, 2013-08-26 14:01
States have passed laws to bypass FERC Order 1000 and its reforms favoring incumbent grid developers. Could those laws themselves fall under attack?
States have passed laws to bypass FERC Order 1000 and its reforms favoring incumbent grid developers. Could those laws themselves fall under attack?

Benchmarking Storm Restoration

Submitted by mburr on Tue, 2013-06-25 15:45
There's no such thing as an average superstorm, and every situation requires a unique strategy. But data on utilities' performance in response to major storms helps identify best practices -- and lessons learned.
There's no such thing as an average superstorm, and every situation requires a unique strategy. But data on utilities' performance in response to major storms helps identify best practices -- and lessons learned.