Here’s a piece by a friend of mine that I think you’d find interesting, since it’s about NPV for renewables. Nate Hagens and I were both editors at The Oil Drum back in the day. http://theoildrum.com/node/7147
One thing that I think is missing is the inefficiency of transmissions. Is this something you've looked into before and tried to calculate? E.g, if 5 GWh of excess solar are produced in California, as a function of distance what is the end amount of GWh that could be reasonably transmitted to other states?
Thought this was really great. One question: isn’t the lack of pipelines the type of problem that capitalism and the markets are perfectly designed to solve? Why the under-investment? Do the economics not work, or is regulation choking it off?
Enjoyed reading your post. As always, organized, clear and well-constructed facts. Thank you!
Here’s a piece by a friend of mine that I think you’d find interesting, since it’s about NPV for renewables. Nate Hagens and I were both editors at The Oil Drum back in the day. http://theoildrum.com/node/7147
Very well written. Always looking forward your work.
Excellent read.
One thing that I think is missing is the inefficiency of transmissions. Is this something you've looked into before and tried to calculate? E.g, if 5 GWh of excess solar are produced in California, as a function of distance what is the end amount of GWh that could be reasonably transmitted to other states?
Thought this was really great. One question: isn’t the lack of pipelines the type of problem that capitalism and the markets are perfectly designed to solve? Why the under-investment? Do the economics not work, or is regulation choking it off?
I'm surprised. Brazil has a nationally integrated power grid and the US does not.