Paul Fenn's Local Power Blog - localpower.com: H Bonds Finally Realized: California CCAs issue $5...

Paul Fenn's Local Power Blog - localpower.com: H Bonds Finally Realized: California CCAs issue $5...: In addition to founding Community Choice Aggregation, Local Power has long boasted of our founder 's invention of the Solar Bond or Gre...

Big Oil, CALI, and taxing the rich

 TBH, Newsome and taxing exorbitant profits is ostensibly a win for the public good. However, what would be better is to find out HOW MUCH exorbitant profit is and take confiscate that. Taxes are good and all, but if you're cheating, manipulating, then those profits are "ill gotten gains". 

https://calmatters.org/politics/2023/03/california-oil-profits-newsom/

Can we agree that Big Oil will blame the existing taxes on Cali's special oil for their massive profits? Bueller?

Post truth, experts, and a dystopian society

 I've thought about the Trump era and the time leading up to it. 

This is a great piece in The New Atlantis:

https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the-technocrats-dilemma

The author makes a good point about public vs. private bureaucrats and what needs to be said and what ISN'T said. Sadly, our system is beginning to look more Soviet like.

2019 - Blockchain or not

Ok all. block chain was the buzz word and there are promising startups, but let's wait a few years for full maturity, ok?

Wow - 2017 done!

I can't believe we're done. Energy still is the dominant sector, so stay tuned for next year.

Power Grid, by Thomas Rieth (model ID 4580) -- NetLogo Modeling Commons

Power Grid, by Thomas Rieth (model ID 4580) -- NetLogo Modeling Commons

CPUC breakup

When the guv vetoed all the CPUC reforms that were proposed last year, it made my stomach ache. I think the thought that the CPUC needs to change is pretty evident, from San Bruno gas explosion, to the Aliso Canyon leak to the San Onofre sweetheart settlement that put the customers on the hook for the break down.

Mike Gatto, Assemblyman for Glendale area has put forth a n intitiative for this fall's ballot
http://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/world-views/10497-time-to-break-up-the-california-puc-the-foxes-are-in-the-hen-house

Check it out. I'll be watching this one intensely (and intently).