Electricity, Externalities and Regulation
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Ignoring externalities will lead us to a higher cost system than is achievable by considering all costs.
Energy Policy & Legislation
Beneficial Electrification for All Incomes
Perspective from Cooperative Power
There is a better way to reduce energy costs for low-income households while making progress towards environmental goals.
We're Still Competing
Perspectives on Competition
FERC should make staying the course on competition in Order 1000 a priority.
QF Purchase Obligation
Energy Bar Association’s Energy Law Series
Making Clear Distinctions: Part of the problem is incorrectly using “waiver” and “termination” interchangeably.
Government, Utilities, Public Interacting
An Evolving Conundrum
The key is to utilize the Internet of Things to enable real-time communication of data, ideas, policy preferences, and decision-making.
Remember to Breathe: Quick and Clean Infrastructure
Not Mission: Impossible
Every bill seems tough to move on the Hill these days. One possible exception? Infrastructure.
Boards and Regulators Questions Asked
Finding Good Answers
Here is a list of questions my board member wanted me to answer.
Energy Efficiency in The Big Easy
Vulnerable City Plans for Future
New Orleans ranked third among forty-eight cities for highest median home energy burden.
TVA-PMA Privatization
A Bad Policy Idea That Refuses to Die
We hope Congress will reject the proposed sale of TVA and PMA transmission assets and the proposed conversion to market-based rates.
Remember to Breathe
Coordinating Three Missions
When air quality standards and rules change, they profoundly affect the power sector.