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Back On The Grid
by Nick Sorokin
How does the grid work? What are the barriers to making it cleaner? And who has the power to decide? Tune in each week to hear about tech, markets, and policy related to the U.S. electricity sector.
Episodes
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PJM Is Dead
PJM is dead. Long live PJM. If you already know about capacity markets, skip to the secret ending at 26:15. Otherwise, hope you enjoy the episode! And to future me listening back - remember VRR curve for demand. Timestamps: 00:00-Intro 02:00-Hello and Goodbye 03:10-Fundamentals Start Here...
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Electricity Sector Changes since 2016
Nuclear fusion, space-based solar, and other cool changes are on the horizon. But what has stayed the same over the past decade? This short reflection is the last episode of the show before I graduate with my masters focused on the electric power industry. Timestamps: 0:00-Intro 00:30-Nuclear...
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EPSA Lawsuit and Demand Response Market Manipulation
Is Demand Response a wholesale electricity sale? Not really under the FPA. But should it allowed to bid into wholesale markets? This week we'll explore EPSA, a supreme court case that decided federal authority over DR participating in wholesale electricity markets. Background to start, but for...
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Power Plant Retirements and Demand Response
Should power plants be allowed to retire whenever they want? And what the heck is demand response--wholesale, retail, or something else? This episode will start exploring reliability must run (RMR) power plant designations and touch on the Sierra Club's lawsuit focused on two coal power plants...
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Grid Scale Battery Storage
If the grid was Goldilocks, what type of battery would it want? This episode is a bit denser than usual and explores some basic differences between flow, iron-air, and lithium ion batteries; plus the basics of how batteries participate in markets. Also covers some technical stuff towards the end....
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Oil for Electric Power
When someone mentions oil, you probably think of cars, ships, planes, or plastic. But what about electric power? This episode explores where and why oil is used for electricity in the United States through a few case studies and will get you up to speed on some basic industry terms. Timestamps:...
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Energy System Lock-In
If someone asked you why it’s so hard to decarbonize the electricity sector, what would you say? Maybe you think we haven’t found the right combination of technologies yet. Maybe you’d argue that we lack the political will to change. Or maybe it’s the economic or social sides of the equation. How...
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U.S. Electricity Markets Overview
This podcast is a primer on electricity markets in the United States for people who don’t have time to read 200 page reports (though you totally should). We'll start with what's on your bill, look at wholesale auctions for electricity + bilateral trading, and wrap with some market issues like...
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Big Tech: Renewable Energy Champion or Climate Pariah
Data center growth, REC accounting concerns, and behind-the-meter nuclear contracts. What the heck is going on with big tech companies and carbon emissions these days? Works Referenced – check em’ out! Rhodium Group, Taking Stock 2024: US Energy and Emissions Outlook, July 2024,...
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Chevron Deference and the Future of Solar QFs
The Supreme Court eliminating Chevron deference has been made out to be a huge deal. But what is it exactly and who cares? Today we’ll take a look at the original oil refinery case that created Chevron deference in the 1980s, the fishing observer case that eliminated it last month, and some...
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Controversial Energy Opinion To Start 2024
I was asked during an interview recently what my most controversial opinion on energy was. And while I would like to think I have more than one controversial opinion, because otherwise what’s the fun, I’d like to dive more into the answer I gave, which was about the ramp rates of nuclear power.…
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U.S. Hydroelectric Power Overview
There’s this idea that hydropower is dead in the U.S. Little capacity is being built. There’s a bunch of environmental concerns. The works. But is that really true? Here's what’s going on with hydroelectric power plants in the United States. Sources and recommended reading: Improving Fish…
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Georgia's New Nuclear Power Capacity
The near-term future of nuclear power projects in the U.S. may hinge on Georgia's new units at nuclear plant Vogtle, which is estimated to cost over $30 billion. This episode explores cost concerns related to nuclear fission from a public service commission perspective, methods to uprate existing...
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Massachusetts Residential Solar in 2016: Net Metering, SRECs, and Apple Pie
This episode is about my experience supporting the solar renewable energy credit program in MA in 2016. Timestamps and recommended reading below. Timestamps: 00:00-Intro 00:30-Why has Massachusetts invested over $10 billion into solar PV? 01:20-Where does Massachusetts get its electricity from?...
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Introducing: Back On The Grid
How does the electricity grid work? What are the barriers to making it cleaner? And who has the power to decide? Hi, I’m Nick Sorokin, a master’s student at Duke University studying energy and the environment. And welcome to my new show, Back on the Grid. There was a time when I worked in clean...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
How does the grid work? What are the barriers to making it cleaner? And who has the power to decide? Tune in each week to hear about tech, markets, and policy related to the U.S. electricity sector.
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How does the grid work? What are the barriers to making it cleaner? And who has the power to decide? Tune in each week to hear about tech, markets, and policy related to the U.S. electricity sector.
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