by barrager | Jul 30, 2014 | Barrager, Cazalet, Energy, Public Policy, Transactive Energy, Uncategorized
Gary Ackerman is President of Foothill Services, and a long time observer of the electric energy scene in the western United States, especially California. He publishes a newsletter titled, The Burrito. Here is his review of our book, Transactive Energy: A Sustainable...
by barrager | Jul 8, 2014 | Barrager, Cazalet, Energy, Transactive Energy
The book is available from iTunes as an iBook for the iPad. It is available from Amazon for the Kindle. The Preface reads as follows: “This book is about applying fundamental business concepts to move our electric power markets to a new paradigm. The heart of...
by barrager | Jun 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Tesla has announced a plant to build more lithium-ion batteries than all the battery factories in the world today. They will break ground soon and will start producing batteries in 2017. Three quarters of production is slated for Tesla vehicles. The rest will be...
by barrager | Jun 4, 2014 | Cazalet, Energy, Transactive Energy
The need for higher efficiency and more renewable resources is driving big changes in our electricity systems. Wind, solar, and distributed generation are replacing central station coal power. Storage is replacing the need for combustion turbines. Our current business...
by barrager | May 27, 2014 | Barrager, Cazalet, Energy, High Tech, Industry Sectors, Public Policy, Transactive Energy
In a recent Utility Fortnightly interview Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute said, “We are moving into an era where all ways to make or save energy will get to compete fairly, at honest prices, regardless of their type, technology, size, location, and...
