Associate professor of economics at the University of Calgary. Former energy trader.
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Blake Shaffer 🇨🇦
It seems pretty straightforward: we should expel any country’s ambassador who amplifies calls to annex our country.
This truly is mind-bogglingly cheap.
Pays off arbitraging simple TOU rates. And also opens up a myriad of possibilities to self-power and go off-grid in most of the world.
Brave new world…
CD Howe has a new paper out comparing power prices across Canada, updating one I co-wrote in 2018.
They include this chart of renewables vs system cost. I fear it may get unfairly weaponized solely based on using 2023 data for AB. Fast forward to 2024 or 25 and it looks very different!
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Unexpected May Long Weekend speech writing time... 🤓
What's driving this? Hint: it's not renewables integration costs.
In a different paper with Brown & Eckert we found ~3/4 of the 2021-23 price increase came from a temporary boost in market power. This shows up in the energy component.
As of 2024, that's gone and system costs are at 2018-20 levels.
The government should consider taxing heavy cars more, according to Ireland’s Just Transition Commission, which is charged with monitoring the fairness of climate action in the state.
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Can find the new CD Howe paper here: cdhowe.org/publication/...
and our previous one here: cdhowe.org/publication/...
📣 Big news in WECC power land 📣
Travis Kavulla expected to become the next BPA administrator! @tkavulla.bsky.social
www.newsdata.com/clearing_up/...
My statement on the referendum for another referendum announced today by the Provincial Government.
The commission made several recommendations to reduce transport emissions and also improve equality of access and affordability across communities in a new report.
jrnl.ie
This Commentary compares electricity prices across Canadian provinces and highlights growing pressure on electricity systems to our economy.
The U.S. Department of Energy is planning to announce Travis Kavulla as the 17th CEO and administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, multiple sources have confirmed with Clearing Up.
US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra retweets call to annex Canada
Cripes. Lidl in Germany having a sale on plug and play batteries. €300 for 2.24 kWh!
That is mind-bogglingly cheap.
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/19/l...
I thought people were kidding, turns out Elon really did axe the screwworm containment program back in March 25. fucking imbecile www.agri-pulse.com/articles/226...
The battery supports 1,000 W input and 800 W output, is compatible with most balcony PV systems, and can be optionally app-controlled via a dedicated app.
Among the more than 5,300 grants and programs killed as a result of the Trump administration’s USAID cuts are a slate of U.S.-funded programs at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, including eff...
