Harnessing the Winds of the Rift Valley
Harnessing the Winds of the Rift Valley Continue reading Harnessing the Winds of the Rift Valley
Transmission and Jobs
Transmission and Jobs Michael Goggin July 27, 2020 To build 100 GW worth of transmission delivery capacity, we would need to build about $75 billion in transmission infrastructure. That would create around 600,000 direct jobs and 1.5 million direct, indirect, and induced jobs. That construction would create around 27 direct jobs and 67 direct, indirect, and induced jobs per mile of transmission line, based on the above estimate of 21,667 miles. That estimate is based on the results of following five studies that used economic input-output models to evaluate the direct and indirect job creation benefits of transmission construction. These … Continue reading Transmission and Jobs
ERCOT 2019: Market Performance Assessment (Updated March 23, 2020)
For the last several summers, a lot of eyes have been on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market’s performance… Continue reading ERCOT 2019: Market Performance Assessment (Updated March 23, 2020)
Transmission Congestion Costs in the U.S. RTOs
Transmission congestion costs have significantly increased over the last three years across the Regional Transmission Organizations or Independent System Operators (RTOs/ISOs) that serve around 60% of U.S. electricity customers. Continue reading Transmission Congestion Costs in the U.S. RTOs
Gramlich EBA paper Oct 2017
Gramlich EBA paper Oct 2017 Continue reading Gramlich EBA paper Oct 2017
