Jessica Lyu
@jessicazlyu.bsky.social
PhD candidate in economics at UC Davis. I am interested in electricity transmission and distribution, energy storage, and the economics of electricity market policies. Energy&environmental econ, economic history, applied microeconomics.
Looks very cool from Stanford energy today on the utilization of the transmission network in the US west! Interesting to see that large power transformers are more 'used up' to their limits than many transmission lines! Congested transformers are becoming normal! energy.stanford.edu/news/hidden-...
The hidden transmission capacity of the American West
Stanford researchers have identified significant areas of North America’s western electricity grid that are underutilized and good places to build data centers and new generators. Next, they recommend...
energy.stanford.edu
December 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Looks very cool from Stanford energy today on the utilization of the transmission network in the US west! Interesting to see that large power transformers are more 'used up' to their limits than many transmission lines! Congested transformers are becoming normal! energy.stanford.edu/news/hidden-...
Amazing book that helps understand how America’s land has developed into its today’s landscape!
December 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Amazing book that helps understand how America’s land has developed into its today’s landscape!
Better planning and coordination at the regional level could offer solutions to local problems such as increasing demand for electricity in a local area.
www.utilitydive.com/news/its-all...
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September 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Better planning and coordination at the regional level could offer solutions to local problems such as increasing demand for electricity in a local area.
www.utilitydive.com/news/its-all...
www.utilitydive.com/news/its-all...
Feel nervous to write a review for this book but here we are! "All errors are my own" is also applicable to book reviews! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Jessica Lyu's review of Columbia River Power For the People
5/5: I read the entire book twice, it's a good one. It was written in 1980 when BPA was 43 years old, and documents a great length of details behind each of the agency's achievements since it was born...
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August 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Feel nervous to write a review for this book but here we are! "All errors are my own" is also applicable to book reviews! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
How much land can be kept or turned into public land? How many resources can be devoted to protecting private property at the expense of potential loss of public property? Have never thought about these issues in a beachfront setting before! An interesting article.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/c...
An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How.
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
How much land can be kept or turned into public land? How many resources can be devoted to protecting private property at the expense of potential loss of public property? Have never thought about these issues in a beachfront setting before! An interesting article.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/c...
Does going rooftop solar produce a cost shift or save money for everybody? The answer is, yes there is a cost shift, and yes IF the cost saved from buying less electricity from the grid is higher than the costs saved from not going rooftop solar.
energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/e...
energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/e...
Every Electricity Demand Reduction is a Cost Shift
That’s not an ethical judgment, just simple math. Over the years, our team of bloggers has put out quite a few posts on rooftop solar, many of which discuss the cost shift from solar ad…
energyathaas.wordpress.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Does going rooftop solar produce a cost shift or save money for everybody? The answer is, yes there is a cost shift, and yes IF the cost saved from buying less electricity from the grid is higher than the costs saved from not going rooftop solar.
energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/e...
energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/e...
Does the utility who owns the coal plant decides who should pay for the costs? Or, should all market participants come together to decide a solution that speaks better for the entire market? Since coal plants are likely not cleared around the clock, what would an out-of-market solution look like?
Who should pay to keep Michigan coal plant running past its retirement date?
Groups told federal regulators that making MISO customers pay for a power plant that does not benefit them would violate the Federal Power Act’s cost causation requirement.
www.utilitydive.com
June 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Does the utility who owns the coal plant decides who should pay for the costs? Or, should all market participants come together to decide a solution that speaks better for the entire market? Since coal plants are likely not cleared around the clock, what would an out-of-market solution look like?
Lots of great answers to questions you might have on CAISO’s transmission planning! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
CAISO Transmission Planner Neil Millar
Podcast Episode · People in Power – A NewsData Podcast · 05/16/2025 · 34m
podcasts.apple.com
June 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Lots of great answers to questions you might have on CAISO’s transmission planning! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Okay it's fun to write a one-paragraph book review and hello goodreads! Plus, this book is great! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Jessica Lyu's review of The Power Brokers
5/5: This is a great book! Fascinating stories with plenty of details! Just when you think the power sector can't get any more exciting, the next chapter proves you wrong! A must-read collection of ke...
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May 22, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Okay it's fun to write a one-paragraph book review and hello goodreads! Plus, this book is great! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Can't help sharing, it's an excellent book!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the…
From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking sto…
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May 4, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Can't help sharing, it's an excellent book!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
Curious to see where this is going, and how big the cost shift can be, which is going to be determined by MN utilities' current retail rates and their rooftop solar compensation rules. Meredith's blog is a must read!! (energyathaas.wordpress.com/2023/04/17/w...)
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
Minnesota bill could 'all but stop' rural small-scale solar installs
The legislation, which has enthusiastic support from rural electric cooperatives, would slash bill credits for future solar customers in much of the state.
www.canarymedia.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Curious to see where this is going, and how big the cost shift can be, which is going to be determined by MN utilities' current retail rates and their rooftop solar compensation rules. Meredith's blog is a must read!! (energyathaas.wordpress.com/2023/04/17/w...)
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
(No one cares) but thank you Wikipedia for solving my puzzle of the day as to why I'm seeing the City of Tacoma bought so much land from individuals, Weyerhaeuser, and the Northern Pacific Railway in the late 1960s in my records!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester,...
Lester, Washington - Wikipedia
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April 13, 2025 at 4:58 AM
(No one cares) but thank you Wikipedia for solving my puzzle of the day as to why I'm seeing the City of Tacoma bought so much land from individuals, Weyerhaeuser, and the Northern Pacific Railway in the late 1960s in my records!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester,...
Beautiful spring in Ellensburg!! 🌲❤️
March 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Beautiful spring in Ellensburg!! 🌲❤️
A very honest book review from Shelley Welton! A few thoughts on the book review:
Revivifying a progressive agenda that includes a government that builds and owns social goods: thrilled to get to celebrate and comment on Sandeep Vaheesan's new book, Democracy in Power, in the Washington Monthly: washingtonmonthly.com/2025/03/17/w...
Why We Need a New Tennessee Valley Authority | Washington Monthly
The same strategy can challenge the investor-owned electric utilities that are blocking the spread of renewable energy.
washingtonmonthly.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM
A very honest book review from Shelley Welton! A few thoughts on the book review:
A great episode! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
The Midwest's Big Bet on Clean Electricity Transmission
Podcast Episode · Energy Policy Now · 02/25/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM
A great episode! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
A fine and thought-provoking piece from Jim @ucenergyinstitute.bsky.social. I have two thoughts on it.
energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/r...
energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/r...
Remember When Capacity Markets Were the Solution to Missing Money?
Politics Impacts More than Just Energy Market Price Caps One basic premise behind electricity capacity markets is that people (and regulators, and policy-makers) get more upset about short-term ene…
energyathaas.wordpress.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A fine and thought-provoking piece from Jim @ucenergyinstitute.bsky.social. I have two thoughts on it.
energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/r...
energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/r...
A(nother) thoughtful article from the Canary on why it's so hard to build regional transmission lines! www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...
Want larger transmission lines? Fix this regulatory gap, experts say.
Utilities are opting to build small transmission projects with less oversight instead of big ones, and consumers are paying the price, according to a…
www.canarymedia.com
February 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A(nother) thoughtful article from the Canary on why it's so hard to build regional transmission lines! www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...
Trying to find out the comparative advantages of each AI???
February 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Trying to find out the comparative advantages of each AI???
I need to clear my browser everyday or I'll be missing exciting piece like this! spectrum.ieee.org/chinas-ambit...
China’s Ambitious Plan to Build the World’s Biggest Supergrid
A massive expansion leads to the first ultrahigh-voltage AC-DC power grid
spectrum.ieee.org
January 31, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I need to clear my browser everyday or I'll be missing exciting piece like this! spectrum.ieee.org/chinas-ambit...
