After two decades of energy analysis & punditry, I conclude that most readers & listeners are attracted to technology stories, because they feel like they understand them. So we have hype cycles around fracking, hydrogen, nukes, etc.
But the things that actually matter--where the real #energytransition happens--are not technology stories at all! They're process and regulation and legislative stories... that bore our tech-obsessed audiences.
It's a real conundrum.
this is true, but there are systemic tools that can be a huge benefit in all jurisdictions. expanding foia/open records laws to regulated IOUs and pushsing harder on agencies already subject to same for broader data access would be monumental.
utilizing that data with accessible planning tools like GenX https://energy.mit.edu/genx/, Calliope https://www.callio.pe/, and Engage (Calliope UI) https://engage.nrel.gov/en/login/?next=/en/ would be a force multiplier.
...and imagine if regulated utilities and Munis all used accessible planning tools? everyone working with a single truth would be priceless (especially on the scale of plexos license fees).
Chris Nelder 🤘
Willett Kempton
Walt Baldwin