Matt Baker
@mattb505.bsky.social
Regulator at the California PUC. Posts are my own.
Don’t you mean costs? Rates were increasing faster than costs before fires and the big distribution build.
May 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Don’t you mean costs? Rates were increasing faster than costs before fires and the big distribution build.
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Isn't there some quip about how it's cheaper to hang a flat screen TV over a hole in your drywall than pay someone to come out and fix it?
January 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Isn't there some quip about how it's cheaper to hang a flat screen TV over a hole in your drywall than pay someone to come out and fix it?
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The "Relative Nino Index" (helpful in a warming climate) suggests a stronger #LaNina influence than traditional measures would otherwise indicate (esp. strong/north-shifted NPAC jet), w/wet PacNW and dry SoCal: www.climate.gov/news...
Can a little La Niña pack a big precipitation punch? | NOAA Climate.gov
Big things sometimes come in small packages, and our blogger explains why this winter’s expected weak La Niña might have a bigger precipitation impact than usual.
www.climate.gov
December 27, 2024 at 4:52 PM
The "Relative Nino Index" (helpful in a warming climate) suggests a stronger #LaNina influence than traditional measures would otherwise indicate (esp. strong/north-shifted NPAC jet), w/wet PacNW and dry SoCal: www.climate.gov/news...
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Using their filed integrated resource plan, the utility identified hundreds of projects that could be switched to cutting edge American technology saving $Billions for ratepayers and overcoming decade long “death by pilot” www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/co...
PG&E Gets $15 Billion Loan Offer From Biden’s Green Bank
The Biden administration is offering PG&E Corp. a loan of up to $15 billion for a portfolio of projects that includes upgraded hydropower generation, battery storage and transmission lines.
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
December 17, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Using their filed integrated resource plan, the utility identified hundreds of projects that could be switched to cutting edge American technology saving $Billions for ratepayers and overcoming decade long “death by pilot” www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/co...
Book reviews and author podcasts are a life saver!
December 14, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Book reviews and author podcasts are a life saver!
Great podcast about it on Grey Area w Sean Illig.
December 14, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Great podcast about it on Grey Area w Sean Illig.
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P.S. this thread introduces the first 3 papers in the thesis. bsky.app/profile/emil...
Are electricity markets aligned with decarbonization goals? 🔌💡
In a new paper, I and co-authors show that market frictions in long-term contracting can hinder decarbonization. We are likely under-investing in clean energy.
Open access! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #energysky
In a new paper, I and co-authors show that market frictions in long-term contracting can hinder decarbonization. We are likely under-investing in clean energy.
Open access! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #energysky
Consequences of the missing risk market problem for power system emissions
Liberalized power markets are characterized by a missing market problem: a limited availability of long-term contracts leaves risk-averse investors ex…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:03 PM
P.S. this thread introduces the first 3 papers in the thesis. bsky.app/profile/emil...