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Will Independent Audit Cool California Smart Meter Controversy?
The caution displayed by the Maryland Public Service Commission over BG&E’s smart meter proposal can be explained, in part, by the debate over Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) installation in California. Some Californians are even taking to the streets: Thursday morning, … Continue reading
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Climate and Dereg With Your Fish and Chips?
Britain is the fatherland of deregulated power markets. So it was a bit of suprise to read this in The Economist: Climate change, a looming shortage of electricity and worries about the risks of relying on imported energy are causing … Continue reading
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Maryland Needs A Better Definition of Reliability
American Electric Power and PJM Interconnection want Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia to approve construction of their brainchild, the Potomac Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH). The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered that all 50 million customers in the PJM network … Continue reading
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Electricity Restructuring and Climate Change
Have you ever wondered whether restructured (“deregulated”) electricity markets or regulated public utilities will do a better job at getting us on the road to a low-carbon economy? You might have hoped that a new report from Navigant Consulting and … Continue reading
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