by Meredith Angwin | Sep 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
A Blizzard of Meetings The winter energy situation in New England has led to a blizzard of meetings, including an all-day meeting sponsored by FERC and held in Vermont, the New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum. The last time FERC held a meeting of this kind in New...
by Meredith Angwin | Sep 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Australia Market Breaks Down On June 15 of this year, the Australian grid operator (AEMO) suspended trading on the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM). This is a long story with many particulars, and as usual, Sonal Patel of Power Magazine has a fine...
by Meredith Angwin | Aug 28, 2022 | Featured 2, Uncategorized
Public Relations and Me The latest and greatest press release about batteries! A press release on the falling price of solar cells! An article on the brave new world of offshore wind! People share these releases with me on social media, send them to my Gmail address,...
by Meredith Angwin | Jul 30, 2022 | Featured 1, Uncategorized
Winter in Vermont Summer afternoon. I stare at the huge yellow blossoms of my daylily patch. I am always amazed by their generous beauty. Midsummer is wonderful in Vermont. However, in Vermont, winter is always on your mind. Looking back at winter oil In the deeply...
by Meredith Angwin | Jun 21, 2022 | Featured 2, Uncategorized
Nuclear Renaissance? Whenever the price of natural gas rises, nuclear begins to look more attractive. The most recent Nuclear Renaissance was in 2008, just before fracking lowered the price of natural gas. Once again, we have another edition of “gas prices are high...
by Meredith Angwin | Dec 9, 2020 | Featured 3, Uncategorized
A reliable electric grid What kind of grid do we want? That can be a huge question. Nuclear energy: yes or no? Renewables: yes or no? In considering the grid we want, there are many areas for disagreement. In contrast, most people will agree that the lights should go...