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Are We Overinvesting in Grid Modernization?

Jan 26, 2023
Stakeholder Soapbox

State regulators face a big challenge in ensuring grid modernization investments are in the public interest and cost-beneficial, says economist Ken Costello.


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Counterflow: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 19, 2022
Steve Huntoon

Columnist Steve Huntoon doesn't suffer fools gladly. But, this holiday, he admits a soft spot for Springsteen singalongs, Star Trek and inflatable snowmen.


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Stakeholder Soapbox: A Transmission Planning Resolution Emerges

Dec 13, 2022
Stakeholder Soapbox

FERC should exert more authority in non-RTO areas and ensure oversight of transmission projects where competition is unworkable, says Kentucky's PSC chair.


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Counterflow: Clean Energy Charging

Dec 12, 2022
Steve Huntoon

Apple says it can help iPhone users charge their phones "during times of cleaner energy production.” Columnist Steve Huntoon doesn't buy it.


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COUNTERFLOW: More Happy Talk

Nov 7, 2022
Steve Huntoon

There's a fantasy that net zero is feasible and affordable — because it must be.


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Counterflow: Nice Work If You Can Get It, Take 2

Oct 17, 2022
Steve Huntoon

Gas and electric utilities are still earning far higher ROEs than their cost of capital, says columnist Steve Huntoon. Why isn't anyone paying attention?


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Counterflow: Vampire Power

Aug 29, 2022
Steve Huntoon

Big savings from unplugging vampire power are as much a fantasy as, well, vampires, says columnist Steve Huntoon.


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Counterflow: 45Q: Money for Nothing

Aug 8, 2022
Steve Huntoon

Columnist Steve Huntoon says the 45Q carbon capture tax breaks in Democrats' climate bill are an enormous subsidy that won't help decarbonization.


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COUNTERFLOW: Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later

Jul 18, 2022
Steve Huntoon

When would consumers like to pay a transmission owner’s return on project costs — before and during construction or when the project is completed?


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Stakeholder Soapbox: Building a Climate-Resilient Grid

Jul 11, 2022
Stakeholder Soapbox

Congress must pass pending legislation that would enhance reliability by spurring transmission, renewables, energy efficiency and EVs, the NRDC says.


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