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THE PITCHFORKS ARE COMING
We want a NEW ENERGY ERA
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
utilities say they’re game but it feels like they say one thing and do another
LOBBING TAR BOMBS
-they say they love renewable energy…. -they say that we should have choice…
WE ALWAYS HAVE TO PLAY MONOPOLY
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
why is it that every time we want to do something positive with our energy portfolio, we have to play Monopoly?
AN AMERICAN STORY
but credit where credit’s due right: -RES exists in all but 10 or 12 States -EEPS exists in half the states
THE PEOPLES WILL
how does a RE Std come about? either by Legislation or Citizen Petition …or federal regulation! like we’re seeing with EPA’s 111d
CASTLE WALLS
a good model ..but implementation requires approval of THE GREAT COMMISSION, so painful we see the utility as the enemy
UTILITY DEATH SPIRAL?
wanting to tear down the caste walls … and scream Death Spiral to Utilities
REVOLUTION REMINDERS
deregulation past: Time magazine depicted it well - $3 to see your bill, $25 service call, and $250 change service fee
BUT EVOLUTION OFFERS
every monarchy knows: evolution offers happiness and zen for everyone -DERs!! -solar and storage -no coal / less methane
WE’RE AT A PITCHFORK IN THE ROAD
we’re at a fork in the road for the utility business model
UTILITY INCENTIVES
look at incentives: utilities are motivated to sell more electricity and big cap x projects
ENERGY INDUSTRY INCENTIVES
economically viable projects!, velocity to scale, lower costs, and survive as a company
CONFLICTING INCENTIVES
case in point: net metering
RETAIL PRICE ≠ GENERATION COST
yet isn’t it true that paying flat retail price for energy the utility does not need is obscene?
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.. THRU CHANGED RATE STRUCTURE
What happens if we match cost of generation with the price paid?, allow the market to determine viable economic solutions?
UNLEASH DERS !!!
in so doing unleash the future of distributed energy resources – PV/DG, storage, and multi nodal demand response
UTILITIES ARE THE ENABLING ENGINEERS
let the utilities do what they do so amazingly well - engineer and operate an intelligent grid, with rapid response capability
COMMONERS ARE THE INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURS
allow entrepreneurs to do what they’re wired for -chasing opportunity
WE HAVE AN IMPATIENT MOVEMENT A FOOT
let’s not suffer a revolution with heads on spikes. give the Commoners what they want -market price incentives- let them go to work plowing the fields and reaping harvest