ED of GridLab dot org. Clean=reliable. Earnest cyclist. https://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lsf7mqwgac2nIf only we had something that could transfer power between regions...? Although the map is looking pretty red everywhere - maybe ERCOT could be exporting? 🔌💡24 Jun 2025 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsf7mqwgac2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lsf2kwbitc2nGonna be a long hot night on the east coast. @gridstatus.io Check out the prices in NYISO - almost $1,500/MWh.24 Jun 2025 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsf2kwbitc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lsekk6hial2fChina just surpasses 1 TW of solar - installed nearly 100 GW just last *month* 🔌💡 @jmijin.bsky.social War is evil.24 Jun 2025 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsekk6hial2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lscpujlm232f@gridstatus.io - great shot of the heat wave driving up prices across the Eastern Interconnect. But Texas? Doing just fine thanks to solar, wind and storage - prices are muted even at 6:00 Central. 🔌💡 Also, war sucks.23 Jun 2025 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lscpujlm232fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lrvubsycxl2fCheck out the ERCOT Large Load queue. F*ing wild. 156GW on an 80 GW system, more than *doubled* since December. 20 GW under study (pretty firm!).18 Jun 2025 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvubsycxl2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lrvjh4gqm22fThe Spanish authorities circulated a report yesterday that brings some conclusion to the Spanish blackout story. Turns out it was a voltage problem, not a frequency problem. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.miteco.gob.es/es/prensa/ultimas-noticias/2025/junio/se-presenta-el-informe-del-comite-de-analisis-de-la-crisis-elect.html__;!!NO21cQ!Feznn42xk8DXfwIGneNIkdxt77LuZjTXzSCr5G_Iyy1T48JQyfe8oSTbT_FyNAL64sBJFLpfB7o$ 💡🔌 🧵18 Jun 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvjh4gqm22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lrthypvv322fNow that we know the Spanish grid instability was a voltage control issue, will Bjorn Lomborg retract his terrible OpEd in the WSJ where he blamed solar and wind and a lack of inertia? I doubt it. 🔌💡 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-physics-behind-the-spanish-blackout-solar-and-wind-power-unstable-grid-8be54b2a https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-physics-behind-the-spanish-blackout-solar-and-wind-power-unstable-grid-8be54b2a?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=117 Jun 2025 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrthypvv322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lrqk7upuas2fHere's Adam Keech, VP at PJM, stating that inter-regional transmission won't help PJM "because other regions don't have excess capacity" - has he not hear of coincident peak? This is from the FERC conference on Resource Adequacy last week.16 Jun 2025 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqk7upuas2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lr7f7k3izc2zHere's a great visual from EIA on Natural Gas prices in the short term. Check out the upper bound!09 Jun 2025 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr7f7k3izc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lr7ezrkh422zDarn. Doesn't seem like an energy emergency? US produced more energy than it ever had in 2024..yet we have an "energy emergency" Executive Order? https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=6544509 Jun 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr7ezrkh422zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lr6suckug22zI know there's a lot going on right now, but NYMEX natural gas futures for January are $5/MMBtu. This is going to mean price increases for electricity for Americans, and is the worst possible time to be slowing down wind and solar deployment by taking away tax credits. 🔌💡09 Jun 2025 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6suckug22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lqxed73obc2lHello Journalists! Please stop calling curtailed energy "wasted." Curtailment is a feature, not a bug, of high RE systems and a signal we need more transmission and/or batteries. This article says "3,400 GWh" which sounds big, but its only 7% of solar gen. 🔌💡 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/california-waste-clean-energy-curtailments https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/california-waste-clean-energy-curtailments?amp%3Butm_medium=email&amp%3Butm_campaign=canary&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--m47UM7rzL9wj4Wji92yDoqPPFjjcDO8aPNP1uLAKdX7eh1aBTnAYqreT0R4fuPyuo7e3RNXwlRhyKTPcdwOhvgsLCag&_hsmi=365406387&utm_source=newsletter06 Jun 2025 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxed73obc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lquut6inus2lLook at this gorgeous chart from @gridstatus.io on the energy transition in California. Those that said solar would not be able to replace gas were wrong. The drop in gas from 2023 to 2024 is real, but it also includes a change in the way @californiaiso.bsky.social tracks gas generation. 🔌💡05 Jun 2025 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lquut6inus2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lquudjuehk2lDoes anyone care about Bjorn Lomborg anymore? It is worth pushing back against this horrible WSJ OpEd he just wrote on Spain? I love this title - "the physics behind the Spanish Blackout" - last time I checked, Bjorn was not a physicist. #EnergySky https://governorswindenergycoalition.org/the-physics-behind-the-spanish-blackout/05 Jun 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lquudjuehk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lquiea7mzk2uFive years ago we released our 2035 Report, laying out a roadmap for getting the US Power sector to 90% carbon free by 2035. It was a simple and pragmatic approach, keep existing carbon free generation like nuclear and hydro, add a lot of wind, solar and batteries, #EnergySky 2035report.com https://H2035report.com05 Jun 2025 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lquiea7mzk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lqteokipn22uSuch a great detailed look at @californiaiso.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jun 2025 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqteokipn22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lqfsymwecc2lTransmission Congestion 101. This is the snapshot of the Entergy New Orleans load shed event. Look at the negative pricing (dark blue) just ~200 miles away from the $2,000/MWh (dark red) in Southern LA #EnergySky @gridstatus.io30 May 2025 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqfsymwecc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lqe34o4fis2lA great visualization of how the @californiaiso.bsky.social grid has changed dramatically. Here's the 2020 load shed event (Aug 15-16 - left) compared to the same days 4 years later. Look at how much solar and storage have changed the power mix - so much less imports and gas. @gridstatus.io30 May 2025 01:24 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqe34o4fis2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lqe2x37uwk2lI remember when it was 0.1%. That wasn't so long ago! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 May 2025 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqe2x37uwk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lqdlxzvhgs2lWas camping in the Feather River last weekend. The 300 MW hydro system is called the "staircase of power" This is where PG&E lines sparked both the Camp and Dixie fires, two incredibly destructive wildfires. All the transmission facilities routed from the 5 hydro powerhouses are now all rebuilt.29 May 2025 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdlxzvhgs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lprrffms322lJesus. Let's hope SunZia and TransWest Express meets the placed in service date to qualify for tax credits. I'm sure folks at both companies are stressed about project timelines at this point. #EnergySky22 May 2025 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprrffms322lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lprlmfpqps2lCapacity accreditation is deep and nerdy and super important. What happened last PJM auction cycle was an ironic shift: gas underperformed in winter storm Elliot, so PJM assigned much lower capacity values to gas - dropping from ~90% to %60%. Now we had less capacity, so prices shot up #EnergySky22 May 2025 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprlmfpqps2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lpkkniicod2wAffordability of electricity is crucial if we are going to use the grid to decarbonize other sectors. Distribution system capital deployment continues to outstrip other sectors (generation, transmission). Not clear what we are getting for all those $$. #EnergySky19 May 2025 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpkkniicod2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lpaiim7wcd2w@nathanielbullard.com and team at Halycon made a cool new data product - helping all of us understand what the "real" cost of a new natural gas turbine is. Super important - if you are using NREL ATB or EIA data you would be 100-150% low in your cost estimate. #EnergySky https://halcyon.io/blog/gas-power-plant-data-product15 May 2025 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpaiim7wcd2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lp7zuccuxl2wGreat takeaway from Aurora and @douglewin.bsky.social modeling what would happen should TX pass this awful bill. Killing clean energy will drive up prices, and likely more than than this, because more gas demand will also drive gas prices us (h/t to @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social for pointing this out)15 May 2025 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7zuccuxl2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lp33dmpqu32wI wrote a short piece on lessons learned (so far, given what we know) from Spain on that other site. #EnergySky https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-happened-spain-ric-o-connell-grvdf13 May 2025 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp33dmpqu32whttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lot52vc3e226Battersea Power Station. 500 MW of art deco power. Highly recommended if you are in London. Bar in the old control room! Lift to the top of one of the smokestacks! #EnergySky10 May 2025 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lot52vc3e226https://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lonagegjc22wTouring Great Britain’s energy sector to learn about Flexibility with seven super sharp state commissioners. Hot takes coming soon. #EnergySky08 May 2025 06:02 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lonagegjc22whttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lobsd575u22oElons $50B pay package is equivalent to $333,000 per employee. It’s just obscene.03 May 2025 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobsd575u22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ricoconnell.bsky.social/post/3lo7fihqxpd2w🔌💡 #PJM published its final RRI list of "Queue Jumping" projects. Less batteries than the previous (now just 2.2 GW), and less gas upgrades (just 2 GW). 6 GW of new gas. Check out ~900 MW of new nuclear - that's Three Mile Island restart! Nearly 12GW of new resources online by 2030/31.02 May 2025 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:aaliphcev6x7cpfgtto4sefd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7fihqxpd2w