I log in infrequently but when I do, as per today's episode, am so amazed and astounded how fast and how much a bright future is laid out for our nation, the World...Thanks!
Great piece! As Kady so aptly mentions, just being in a blue state is not a given for energy policy. I was down in Springfield doing some citizen lobbying for CRGA, and when I hopped on the Amtrak that night I thought for sure we'd failed. And then it passed! It's great to see something proactive being done after Chicago energy bills went up by 185% this summer.
These capacity markets/auctions are an odd construct. I seem to recall for years that it was horrible if a regulated utility tried to charge for construction work in progress (CWIP) before it's online and serving folks. Consumer advocates have almost always opposed this. But it seems if these capacity auctions creating high capacity charges are doing something similar, without the $s actually accruing to the new power plant/line whatever. I guess if energy only rates are bid up, that can also be a windfall for incumbent generators at consumer expense. But "capacity" and derating thereof for wind, solar and batteries is a more artificial construct.
Anyway, good for Illinois and your guests. Right now in CO, the unions seem to have defected from support of many of the plans and programs that are being implemented. The unions are a bit less prevalent here, but it's not a good omen.
Interesting to hear about the discussion of creating an Illinois-centered market. CO officials drank the neo-liberal market Kool-Aid and are bent on getting the utilities to join one of the RTOs/ISOs, Xcel potentially to SPP, which I think is a mistake.
I log in infrequently but when I do, as per today's episode, am so amazed and astounded how fast and how much a bright future is laid out for our nation, the World...Thanks!
This episode was fantastic. 🤌🏻
Great piece! As Kady so aptly mentions, just being in a blue state is not a given for energy policy. I was down in Springfield doing some citizen lobbying for CRGA, and when I hopped on the Amtrak that night I thought for sure we'd failed. And then it passed! It's great to see something proactive being done after Chicago energy bills went up by 185% this summer.
Excellent review. Thanks!!
Nice to hear John on your podcast, David. I am so proud of the work he is doing there in Illinois and elsewhere.
Here is a link to more information on how to run a grassroots campaign:
What do you think of this platform for campaigning?
Solidarity Tech: The Platform Powering Zohran Mamdani's Movement https://theconnector.substack.com/p/solidarity-tech-the-platform-powering
This article covers information about the tech used in the NYC mayoral campaign.
Thanks to the Social Media and Politics podcast for pointing me to it: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZgSQ7LbhFjKcvtS5dYaFT
These capacity markets/auctions are an odd construct. I seem to recall for years that it was horrible if a regulated utility tried to charge for construction work in progress (CWIP) before it's online and serving folks. Consumer advocates have almost always opposed this. But it seems if these capacity auctions creating high capacity charges are doing something similar, without the $s actually accruing to the new power plant/line whatever. I guess if energy only rates are bid up, that can also be a windfall for incumbent generators at consumer expense. But "capacity" and derating thereof for wind, solar and batteries is a more artificial construct.
Anyway, good for Illinois and your guests. Right now in CO, the unions seem to have defected from support of many of the plans and programs that are being implemented. The unions are a bit less prevalent here, but it's not a good omen.
Interesting to hear about the discussion of creating an Illinois-centered market. CO officials drank the neo-liberal market Kool-Aid and are bent on getting the utilities to join one of the RTOs/ISOs, Xcel potentially to SPP, which I think is a mistake.