by David Brooks | Mar 8, 2016 | None, Science-Technology
There’s an interesting experiment going on in New Hampshire right now, as we figure out how to shift our electric utilities to some sort of futuristic energy-providing thingamajig that can help us create a world of distributed energy. The experiment involves New...
by David Brooks | Dec 19, 2015 | Gov-Local, None
The gleaming solar panels at Proctor Academy that sit atop the Maloney Hockey Rink, the Alan Shepard Boathouse and next to the school’s ski area are technically complex, but financial complexity is what really brought them to life. “What’s great about it for the host...
by David Brooks | Dec 8, 2015 | None, Science-Technology
Energy efficiency and demand response are paid for via something called the Forward Capacity Market, an auction run by ISO-New England at which generators and others bid on electricity production three years from now. Basically, ISO-New England predicts how much...
by David Brooks | Dec 8, 2015 | None, Science-Technology
If you take a close look at the winter electricity forecast from the folks who run New England’s power grid – that sounds like fun, doesn’t it? – you’ll see an interesting line amid all the numbers and verbiage: “Forecasts take into account the 1,663 megawatts in...
by David Brooks | Dec 1, 2015 | Economy-Business, None
New England has more than enough capacity to meet electricity demands this winter, but the organization that oversees the regional grid continues to warn that the region needs more reliable supplies of natural gas to avoid future problems. ISO New England, which...
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