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Robert Mullin

Robert Mullin

Deputy Editor / Enterprise

Robert is a former editor with Argus Media, where he oversaw coverage of the U.S. electricity sector, compiled daily power price indexes, and followed developments in the West as a reporter. After a stint writing about California’s cap-and-trade system, he decided to return to the relative simplicity of covering organized energy markets. Robert holds an English degree from Tulane University and a master’s in economics from University College Dublin, where his coursework focused on European integration during the headier days of the project. He lives in Portland, Ore., with his wife, Christina, and son, Henry.

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Cybersecurity, ‘Extreme’ Events Lead List of WECC Risk Priorities

Jun 16, 2022
Robert Mullin

Cybersecurity and extreme weather top the list of risks WECC plans to focus on over the next two years, along with RA and the impact of new technologies.


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Calif., Canada Seek to Increase Cooperation on Climate Issues

Jun 12, 2022
Robert Mullin

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed an agreement committing their governments to cooperate on a range of climate issues.


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NW Hydro Outlook Improves as Drought Retreats — in Some Areas

Jun 6, 2022
John Stang and Robert Mullin

The Northwest stands out as an exception to the increasingly dire water situation gripping the wider West, boding well for its summer hydropower potential.


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BPA Weathers Early Disruptions in Western EIM

May 30, 2022
Robert Mullin

The Bonneville Power Administration experienced two major “price excursion” events in the Western EIM within two weeks of joining the market.


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Climate Change Impacting Northwest Streamflows, Hydro Planning

BPA Expects Wetter Winters and Springs, Drier Summers
May 30, 2022
Robert Mullin

Climate change will have a mixed impact on hydropower in the Pacific Northwest, with wetter winters and springs and drier summers, BPA says.


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Solar Supply Chain Issues Dog PNM Coal Plant Replacement Plan

May 26, 2022
Robert Mullin

PNM exhausted every alternative before postponing the retirement of the coal-fired San Juan plant until the end of this summer, a utility executive said.


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Report Sees Houston at Center of Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub

May 23, 2022
Robert Mullin

A new report suggests that Houston should become the “epicenter” of a federally funded hydrogen hub stretching from the Texas Gulf Coast into Louisiana.


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FERC Approves CAISO Intertie Penalty Price Revisions

May 22, 2022
Robert Mullin

FERC approved tariff revisions to correct a defect in how CAISO sets penalty prices for the relaxation of intertie transmission constraints.



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Australian Company Eyes Wash. Coal Mine as Green Hydrogen Site

May 15, 2022
Robert Mullin

Fortescue Future Industries is exploring the potential of converting a disused coal mine in Washington state into a facility for producing green hydrogen.


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BPA Customers Support Effort to Weigh CAISO, SPP Market Options

May 11, 2022
Robert Mullin

SPP’s plan to develop a market to compete with CAISO's Western EIM got a boost from utilities and energy customers in the Pacific Northwest.


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