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Yeah, it's nuts that power companies either didn't notice their capacity was decreasing, or they didn't care. Might be time for them to lose their public utilit
by mwint 4y ago
Yeah, it's nuts that power companies either didn't notice their capacity was decreasing, or they didn't care. Might be time for them to lose their public utility status, and have that passed to someone who can add.
- otter-rock 4y agoThe PDFs below are a little dry, but they have noticed and cared since at least their 2018 forecast. As for the remedy, what exactly does it mean to lose public utility status? [1] https://www.nerc.com/pa/RAPA/ra/Reliability%20Assessments%20DL/NERC_SRA_2022.pdf https://www.nerc.com/pa/RAPA/ra/Reliability%20Assessments%20... [2] https://www.nerc.com/pa/RAPA/ra/Reliability%20Assessments%20DL/NERC_LTRA_2018_12202018.pdf https://www.nerc.com/pa/RAPA/ra/Reliability%20Assessments%20... [3] https://cdn.misoenergy.org//Aligning%20Resource%20Availability%20and%20Need%20(RAN)410587.pdf https://cdn.misoenergy.org//Aligning%20Resource%20Availabili...
- mwint 4y agoThey're a state-sponsored monopoly. If they're not competent to maintain enough capacity for the easily-projected demand, go find someone who can and make them the new state-sponsored monopoly. It'd be ugly, but if no one loses their job nothing will change.
- otter-rock 4y agoWe already have carrots and sticks to ensure reliability. That's what regulation is for. Changing those is a lot easier than changing companies.