Shorting the Grid
Meredith Angwin
Grid insiders know how fragile the grid is becoming. Unfortunately, they have no incentive to solve the problem because near-misses increase their profits. Meredith Angwin describes how closed meetings, arcane auction rules, and five-minute planning...
Location:
United States
Description:
Grid insiders know how fragile the grid is becoming. Unfortunately, they have no incentive to solve the problem because near-misses increase their profits. Meredith Angwin describes how closed meetings, arcane auction rules, and five-minute planning horizons will topple the reliability of our electric grid. Shorting the Grid shines light on the vulnerabilities of our grid, and includes suggestions for making the grid more dependable. Duration - 10h 13m. Author - Meredith Angwin. Narrator - Eric G. Meyer. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2020 Meredith Angwin ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:09
Chapter 1: The Big Short
Duration:00:08:25
Chapter 2: Lost in the Thicket
Duration:00:06:10
Chapter 3: The Two Grids
Duration:00:04:11
Chapter 4: The Angelic Miracle of the Grid
Duration:00:14:39
Chapter 5: The Balancing Authority
Duration:00:15:17
Chapter 6: Vertically Integrated or RTO
Duration:00:06:38
Chapter 7: RTOs Replace the Integrated Utilities
Duration:00:11:38
Chapter 8: Winter Lights
Duration:00:04:33
Chapter 9: Oil Saves the Grid
Duration:00:16:34
Chapter 10: Harder Than It Should Be – Planning for Winter
Duration:00:09:53
Chapter 11: Breaking Up Monopolies
Duration:00:15:50
Chapter 12: Gaming the System
Duration:00:05:30
Chapter 13: The Death of the Market Hope
Duration:00:08:04
Chapter 14: How Power Plants Get Paid
Duration:00:17:45
Chapter 15: Selling kWh Is a Losing Game
Duration:00:05:38
Chapter 16: Governance and Drama
Duration:00:10:32
Chapter 17: First Jump Ball
Duration:00:09:19
Chapter 18: Second Jump Ball and Pay for Performance
Duration:00:19:05
Chapter 19: The ISO-NE Fuel Security Report
Duration:00:13:03
Chapter 20: Pollyanna Scenarios on the Grid
Duration:00:18:32
Chapter 21: Three Days to Security
Duration:00:21:40
Chapter 22: Reliability and Transmission
Duration:00:11:27
Chapter 23: FERC 1000 Flies Under the Radar
Duration:00:09:50
Chapter 24: The Not-Stressed Grid in Summer
Duration:00:12:00
Chapter 25: The Game of Peaks
Duration:00:10:07
Chapter 26: Renewables, Reality, and Electrons
Duration:00:10:22
Chapter 27: Working Around Renewables
Duration:00:12:04
Chapter 28: Three Issues with Renewables
Duration:00:28:24
Chapter 29: Renewables and Batteries
Duration:00:15:50
Chapter 30: Renewable Policies
Duration:00:17:55
Chapter 31: RECs Are Us
Duration:00:20:49
Chapter 32: Vermont, the Twice-Sold State
Duration:00:13:01
Chapter 33: The Purpose of Renewables
Duration:00:18:59
Chapter 34: Renewables and Auctions
Duration:00:32:37
Chapter 35: The Largest Machine on Earth
Duration:00:13:31
Chapter 36: Overinvesting in Renewables
Duration:00:16:30
Chapter 37: Distributed Generation
Duration:00:19:49
Chapter 38: Personal Responsibility
Duration:00:13:53
Chapter 39: Manipulating the Customer
Duration:00:21:58
Chapter 40: Leaving the RTO Areas
Duration:00:20:12
Chapter 41: Reliable Electricity
Duration:00:05:55
Chapter 42: A High-Quality Electric Grid
Duration:00:07:39
Chapter 43: Fix the Grid and End the Drama
Duration:00:07:35
Chapter 44: A Brief Look at Ontario
Duration:00:13:06
Chapter 45: What We Can Do
Duration:00:10:55
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:05:19
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:19