Conleigh Byers
@conleighbyers.bsky.social
Energy system and electricity market design for a decarbonized world. Environmental Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School. conleigh.github.io
My home state of Texas, despite the pro-market rhetoric, seems to forget that markets can signal the exit of incumbents as well. Even (especially) not very flexible, not very cheap coal 🔌💡
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Texas, other states sue BlackRock, Vanguard for ‘conspiring’ to restrict US coal market
The lawsuit alleged the firms are using the influence gained through their stock holdings to pressure coal companies to reduce output in alignment with the asset managers’ net-zero goals.
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December 11, 2024 at 5:38 PM
My home state of Texas, despite the pro-market rhetoric, seems to forget that markets can signal the exit of incumbents as well. Even (especially) not very flexible, not very cheap coal 🔌💡
www.utilitydive.com/news/blackro...
www.utilitydive.com/news/blackro...
The US often outsources electricity market design decisions to investor-owned utilities 🔌💡
"This explanation is unconvincing, however, because PacifiCorp does not have any competitors."
Good humor in @joshuamacey.bsky.social 's new paper: lawreview.uchicago.edu/print-archiv...
"This explanation is unconvincing, however, because PacifiCorp does not have any competitors."
Good humor in @joshuamacey.bsky.social 's new paper: lawreview.uchicago.edu/print-archiv...
December 11, 2024 at 5:11 PM
The US often outsources electricity market design decisions to investor-owned utilities 🔌💡
"This explanation is unconvincing, however, because PacifiCorp does not have any competitors."
Good humor in @joshuamacey.bsky.social 's new paper: lawreview.uchicago.edu/print-archiv...
"This explanation is unconvincing, however, because PacifiCorp does not have any competitors."
Good humor in @joshuamacey.bsky.social 's new paper: lawreview.uchicago.edu/print-archiv...
Is electric grid reliability a "public good"? Dive into the details in our recent episode with @knowledgeproblem.bsky.social
clean energy podcast in public power *branding* would have been better phrasing
@conleighbyers.bsky.social and @fnbillimoria.bsky.social are on here. (Ahlmahz Negash isn’t yet.)
One of my favorite episodes w/ @knowledgeproblem.bsky.social
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@conleighbyers.bsky.social and @fnbillimoria.bsky.social are on here. (Ahlmahz Negash isn’t yet.)
One of my favorite episodes w/ @knowledgeproblem.bsky.social
publicpowerunderground.substack.com/p/lynne-kies...
Lynne Kiesling, Congestible Public Goods, and Common Pool Resources
A discussion about public goods and what classifying services as common pool resources, congestible public goods, or club goods means for grid planning and market design
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November 21, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Is electric grid reliability a "public good"? Dive into the details in our recent episode with @knowledgeproblem.bsky.social
My paper on long-run pricing in markets with non-convexities won the 2024 INFORMS Best Paper in Energy Award.
connect.informs.org/energy-natur...
If you've ever heard about "fast-start pricing," "uplift payments," or "make-whole payments," you've heard about non-convex pricing. (1/2)
connect.informs.org/energy-natur...
If you've ever heard about "fast-start pricing," "uplift payments," or "make-whole payments," you've heard about non-convex pricing. (1/2)
November 12, 2024 at 2:47 PM
My paper on long-run pricing in markets with non-convexities won the 2024 INFORMS Best Paper in Energy Award.
connect.informs.org/energy-natur...
If you've ever heard about "fast-start pricing," "uplift payments," or "make-whole payments," you've heard about non-convex pricing. (1/2)
connect.informs.org/energy-natur...
If you've ever heard about "fast-start pricing," "uplift payments," or "make-whole payments," you've heard about non-convex pricing. (1/2)
Excited to join this season with @fnbillimoria.bsky.social ! We had our first recording today - subscribe for a very wonky first episode on all things electricity soon. publicpowerunderground.com
February 20, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Excited to join this season with @fnbillimoria.bsky.social ! We had our first recording today - subscribe for a very wonky first episode on all things electricity soon. publicpowerunderground.com