abluecrab
@abluecrab1.bsky.social
I mostly shitpost about electricity markets and grid ops. Additionally board games and what should be basic fucking human rights
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Transmission Congestion 101. This is the snapshot of the Entergy New Orleans load shed event. Look at the negative pricing (dark blue) just ~200 miles away from the $2,000/MWh (dark red) in Southern LA
#EnergySky
@gridstatus.io
#EnergySky
@gridstatus.io
May 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Transmission Congestion 101. This is the snapshot of the Entergy New Orleans load shed event. Look at the negative pricing (dark blue) just ~200 miles away from the $2,000/MWh (dark red) in Southern LA
#EnergySky
@gridstatus.io
#EnergySky
@gridstatus.io
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RIP Twitter DMs. Really went out on a high note.
May 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
RIP Twitter DMs. Really went out on a high note.
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So we’re doing this again huh
May 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
So we’re doing this again huh
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How could you not be impressed by a bird in your yard? This dude can fly anywhere and it came here to hang out with you
May 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
How could you not be impressed by a bird in your yard? This dude can fly anywhere and it came here to hang out with you
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Learned last night that we’re getting a Netflix miniseries on the Garfield assassination with Michael Shannon as Garfield and Nick Offerman as Chester A. Arthur, and how are we not all talking about this? www.netflix.com/tudum/articl...
April 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Learned last night that we’re getting a Netflix miniseries on the Garfield assassination with Michael Shannon as Garfield and Nick Offerman as Chester A. Arthur, and how are we not all talking about this? www.netflix.com/tudum/articl...
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ERCOT did a study in 2018 about the dynamical effects associated with high renewable penetrations. A lot of the favorite new concepts we've learned with the Iberian blackout showed up here: interarea oscillations, dampening, synchronous condensors, system strength:
www.ercot.com/files/docs/2...
www.ercot.com/files/docs/2...
www.ercot.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
ERCOT did a study in 2018 about the dynamical effects associated with high renewable penetrations. A lot of the favorite new concepts we've learned with the Iberian blackout showed up here: interarea oscillations, dampening, synchronous condensors, system strength:
www.ercot.com/files/docs/2...
www.ercot.com/files/docs/2...
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* they don't know if 10% or 25% would apply
* no CBP mechanisms exist for measuring/valuing electricity
* lol wheel-throughs 🤷♂️
* the federal government has provided no instruction or clarifications
the last one is just gross negligence and incompetence from the admin (also, not surprising)
* no CBP mechanisms exist for measuring/valuing electricity
* lol wheel-throughs 🤷♂️
* the federal government has provided no instruction or clarifications
the last one is just gross negligence and incompetence from the admin (also, not surprising)
March 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
* they don't know if 10% or 25% would apply
* no CBP mechanisms exist for measuring/valuing electricity
* lol wheel-throughs 🤷♂️
* the federal government has provided no instruction or clarifications
the last one is just gross negligence and incompetence from the admin (also, not surprising)
* no CBP mechanisms exist for measuring/valuing electricity
* lol wheel-throughs 🤷♂️
* the federal government has provided no instruction or clarifications
the last one is just gross negligence and incompetence from the admin (also, not surprising)
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and here I thought a 3 year out capacity market was excessive
February 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
and here I thought a 3 year out capacity market was excessive
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we were so close to curing italianism. now it’s back to square one.
February 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
we were so close to curing italianism. now it’s back to square one.
some actual CDR thoughts:
Load is obviously overcooked, but I do like the ELCC numbers as a lazy adjustment (though I still would prefer a large number of scenarios studied, closer to what they have internally).
Gives us around 15-20% imo into 2029, similar to last few years just diff mix
Load is obviously overcooked, but I do like the ELCC numbers as a lazy adjustment (though I still would prefer a large number of scenarios studied, closer to what they have internally).
Gives us around 15-20% imo into 2029, similar to last few years just diff mix
February 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
some actual CDR thoughts:
Load is obviously overcooked, but I do like the ELCC numbers as a lazy adjustment (though I still would prefer a large number of scenarios studied, closer to what they have internally).
Gives us around 15-20% imo into 2029, similar to last few years just diff mix
Load is obviously overcooked, but I do like the ELCC numbers as a lazy adjustment (though I still would prefer a large number of scenarios studied, closer to what they have internally).
Gives us around 15-20% imo into 2029, similar to last few years just diff mix
some CDR thoughts:
lol, lmao even
lol, lmao even
February 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
some CDR thoughts:
lol, lmao even
lol, lmao even
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James I have looked two months into the future and returned with this:
February 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
James I have looked two months into the future and returned with this:
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"WEIM cumulative benefits approach $7 billion"
www.caiso.com/about/news/n...
I love these cheerleading reports all the ISOs make where their value is always self-reported and "yuuge".
Not saying they don't provide value, but bit on the nose to act like transfers only happen in ISOs.
www.caiso.com/about/news/n...
I love these cheerleading reports all the ISOs make where their value is always self-reported and "yuuge".
Not saying they don't provide value, but bit on the nose to act like transfers only happen in ISOs.
a man in a suit and tie is smiling .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is smiling .
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"WEIM cumulative benefits approach $7 billion"
www.caiso.com/about/news/n...
I love these cheerleading reports all the ISOs make where their value is always self-reported and "yuuge".
Not saying they don't provide value, but bit on the nose to act like transfers only happen in ISOs.
www.caiso.com/about/news/n...
I love these cheerleading reports all the ISOs make where their value is always self-reported and "yuuge".
Not saying they don't provide value, but bit on the nose to act like transfers only happen in ISOs.
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new trump EO bans anyone from receiving NSF funding from saving a dataframe as Rdata, and makes it a felony to save it as "df"
January 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
new trump EO bans anyone from receiving NSF funding from saving a dataframe as Rdata, and makes it a felony to save it as "df"
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mr. president you have made the scientists furious. the only way you can win them back is by unilaterally cancelling all student loan debt. but they're saying you're not strong enough to do that sir.
January 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
mr. president you have made the scientists furious. the only way you can win them back is by unilaterally cancelling all student loan debt. but they're saying you're not strong enough to do that sir.
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"Due to unforeseen system technology issues the posting of the February FTR Monthly Auction results will not be achieved today. " - MISO
They've had 12 days since the auction closed while most ISOs take a couple days at most.
Managed to find a pic of their infrastructure, might explain the issue.
They've had 12 days since the auction closed while most ISOs take a couple days at most.
Managed to find a pic of their infrastructure, might explain the issue.
January 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"Due to unforeseen system technology issues the posting of the February FTR Monthly Auction results will not be achieved today. " - MISO
They've had 12 days since the auction closed while most ISOs take a couple days at most.
Managed to find a pic of their infrastructure, might explain the issue.
They've had 12 days since the auction closed while most ISOs take a couple days at most.
Managed to find a pic of their infrastructure, might explain the issue.
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If you think #DeepSeek was a surprise, wait until you see what China's been doing with long-distance electricity transmission. #HVDC #UHVDC 🔌💡
Reporting by @pfairley.bsky.social for @ieeespectrum.bsky.social
spectrum.ieee.org/chinas-ambit...
Reporting by @pfairley.bsky.social for @ieeespectrum.bsky.social
spectrum.ieee.org/chinas-ambit...
China’s Ambitious Plan to Build the World’s Biggest Supergrid
A massive expansion leads to the first ultrahigh-voltage AC-DC power grid
spectrum.ieee.org
January 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
If you think #DeepSeek was a surprise, wait until you see what China's been doing with long-distance electricity transmission. #HVDC #UHVDC 🔌💡
Reporting by @pfairley.bsky.social for @ieeespectrum.bsky.social
spectrum.ieee.org/chinas-ambit...
Reporting by @pfairley.bsky.social for @ieeespectrum.bsky.social
spectrum.ieee.org/chinas-ambit...
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You're not fooling me; you never heard of Jevons' Paradox before this morning.
January 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
You're not fooling me; you never heard of Jevons' Paradox before this morning.
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Increasing understanding that friction can be socially beneficial, eg. it’s better if you have to go to physical casino to gamble rather than seamless mobile gambling. I increasingly think that ‘fuzz’ is something we should consider in this way as well: can be bad to have accurate instant feedback.
January 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Increasing understanding that friction can be socially beneficial, eg. it’s better if you have to go to physical casino to gamble rather than seamless mobile gambling. I increasingly think that ‘fuzz’ is something we should consider in this way as well: can be bad to have accurate instant feedback.
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PJM setting a record while exports are doing numbers. MISO also got within ~1 GW of their winter record lots going down in the eastern interconnect
TVA is certainly hurting for missing a unit at Watts Bar and a unit at Sequoyah. Will be interesting to sift through interchange data after the fact 💡🔌
TVA is certainly hurting for missing a unit at Watts Bar and a unit at Sequoyah. Will be interesting to sift through interchange data after the fact 💡🔌
PJM set a new winter demand record, ~145GW, displacing a decade-old peak
Prior to the new record, only a single day had cracked the winter top ten in the last decade. Impressively, the RTO accomplished this while exporting ~8 GW to neighbors.
💡🔌
Prior to the new record, only a single day had cracked the winter top ten in the last decade. Impressively, the RTO accomplished this while exporting ~8 GW to neighbors.
💡🔌
January 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
PJM setting a record while exports are doing numbers. MISO also got within ~1 GW of their winter record lots going down in the eastern interconnect
TVA is certainly hurting for missing a unit at Watts Bar and a unit at Sequoyah. Will be interesting to sift through interchange data after the fact 💡🔌
TVA is certainly hurting for missing a unit at Watts Bar and a unit at Sequoyah. Will be interesting to sift through interchange data after the fact 💡🔌
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The more things change, the more they stay the same.
January 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
pretty much the most ideal snow you could hope for here in Houston
January 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
pretty much the most ideal snow you could hope for here in Houston
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Like the scene in Dr Strangelove where Peter Sellers can't control his arm.
January 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Like the scene in Dr Strangelove where Peter Sellers can't control his arm.