Comments on: A “Solution” to the “Energy Situation”? (Glenn Schleede Responds to a Critic) http://www.masterresource.org/2010/03/a-solution-to-the-energy-problem/ A free-market energy blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:44:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rocky Mtn, Energy Economist http://www.masterresource.org/2010/03/a-solution-to-the-energy-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-16535 Rocky Mtn, Energy Economist Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:44:45 +0000 http://www.masterresource.org/?p=8380#comment-16535 Mr. Schleed, Just came across your article, Your spot on regarding your analysis of ancillary service and increased cost of wind in a traditionally vertically integrated utility without a market . However, in RTO's wind is a viable resource in that it has pushed the LMP down in many hours of the day providing a benefit to retail rate payers. Additionally, the Midwest has recent approved a DIR tariff for wind resources that will require them to adhere to a schedule. Furthermore, the cost to provide regulation and imbalance in a 5 minute market is very small due to diversity and available spin reserves as well as the reduction in variable fuel cost . I would be very interested in our opinion of wind in RTO's or a a 5 minute balancing market in the Western Interconnection as well as your analysis of the viability of solar energy on a distributed scale. On another note Wind only Balancing Areas have proven to be a low cost resource since they are required to sell a firm product and maintain NERC standards. Remove the PTC and you still have brown energy below 50 bucks with TRECs going elsewhere. Mr. Schleed, Just came across your article, Your spot on regarding your analysis of ancillary service and increased cost of wind in a traditionally vertically integrated utility without a market . However, in RTO’s wind is a viable resource in that it has pushed the LMP down in many hours of the day providing a benefit to retail rate payers. Additionally, the Midwest has recent approved a DIR tariff for wind resources that will require them to adhere to a schedule. Furthermore, the cost to provide regulation and imbalance in a 5 minute market is very small due to diversity and available spin reserves as well as the reduction in variable fuel cost . I would be very interested in our opinion of wind in RTO’s or a a 5 minute balancing market in the Western Interconnection as well as your analysis of the viability of solar energy on a distributed scale. On another note Wind only Balancing Areas have proven to be a low cost resource since they are required to sell a firm product and maintain NERC standards. Remove the PTC and you still have brown energy below 50 bucks with TRECs going elsewhere.

]]> By: Kennedy Maize http://www.masterresource.org/2010/03/a-solution-to-the-energy-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-8951 Kennedy Maize Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:07:30 +0000 http://www.masterresource.org/?p=8380#comment-8951 My friend Glenn has again hit the nail on the head with his experienced hammer. As a Democrat and, by most definitions, a liberal (whatever the heck that means), I could not agree more with my Republican and conservative (whatever the heck that means) friend of more than 30 years. My friend Glenn has again hit the nail on the head with his experienced hammer. As a Democrat and, by most definitions, a liberal (whatever the heck that means), I could not agree more with my Republican and conservative (whatever the heck that means) friend of more than 30 years.

]]> By: Tom Stacy http://www.masterresource.org/2010/03/a-solution-to-the-energy-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-8898 Tom Stacy Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:30:41 +0000 http://www.masterresource.org/?p=8380#comment-8898 Once again Glenn's realistic approach to our energy future gleams as a gem on the trash heap. The solution to our energy problems lies in the government getting out of the way, and thereby directing utilities' and entrepreneurs' and investors' attention away from what the taxpayer can do for them, and back to what they can do for their country. Once again Glenn’s realistic approach to our energy future gleams as a gem on the trash heap. The solution to our energy problems lies in the government getting out of the way, and thereby directing utilities’ and entrepreneurs’ and investors’ attention away from what the taxpayer can do for them, and back to what they can do for their country.

]]> By: Kev http://www.masterresource.org/2010/03/a-solution-to-the-energy-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-8890 Kev Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:42:58 +0000 http://www.masterresource.org/?p=8380#comment-8890 You'll probably see this politicking as being apace with the other rent seeking going on to: http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/03/24/24greenwire-dont-risk-clean-energy-future-to-save-coal-job-50806.html You’ll probably see this politicking as being apace with the other rent seeking going on to:

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/03/24/24greenwire-dont-risk-clean-energy-future-to-save-coal-job-50806.html

]]> By: Steve C. http://www.masterresource.org/2010/03/a-solution-to-the-energy-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-8889 Steve C. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:05:34 +0000 http://www.masterresource.org/?p=8380#comment-8889 But "We've got to do something to save our phoney baloney jobs!? (Mel Brooks in Blazing Saddles) But “We’ve got to do something to save our phoney baloney jobs!?
(Mel Brooks in Blazing Saddles)

]]> By: SD http://www.masterresource.org/2010/03/a-solution-to-the-energy-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-8888 SD Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:10:58 +0000 http://www.masterresource.org/?p=8380#comment-8888 GREAT post. Great great great. Couldn't agree more. GREAT post. Great great great. Couldn’t agree more.

]]> By: Answer to the “energy problem” « Green Grift http://www.masterresource.org/2010/03/a-solution-to-the-energy-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-8879 Answer to the “energy problem” « Green Grift Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:55:08 +0000 http://www.masterresource.org/?p=8380#comment-8879 [...] record, could it be the answer to the energy problem is for government to stop trying to solve it? Successive Administrations and Congress (with supplements from state governments) and lots of help f... have proposed and adopted dozens of tax breaks, credit programs and other subsidies that have had [...] [...] record, could it be the answer to the energy problem is for government to stop trying to solve it? Successive Administrations and Congress (with supplements from state governments) and lots of help f… have proposed and adopted dozens of tax breaks, credit programs and other subsidies that have had [...]

]]> By: Kent Hawkins http://www.masterresource.org/2010/03/a-solution-to-the-energy-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-8877 Kent Hawkins Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:29:57 +0000 http://www.masterresource.org/?p=8380#comment-8877 This is a brilliant response by Glenn Schleede. I also suggest that readers see my article on the problems of windpower as a "solution" at the US Association for Energy Economics's <em>Dialogue</em> at http://dialogue.usaee.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95&Itemid=113 This is a brilliant response by Glenn Schleede. I also suggest that readers see my article on the problems of windpower as a “solution” at the US Association for Energy Economics’s Dialogue at http://dialogue.usaee.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95&Itemid=113

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