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Electricity and the Economy H. Scott Matthews March 4, 2004
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Admin / Announcements Midterm Due Today! Today: HW #3 passed out (due 3/18) Next week: Spring break
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Recap of Last Lecture Transportation infrastructure/services provide a critical support function for the economy Managing it well is of vital national importance Understanding components also important Need data What kind of data exists?
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Policy Issues Need to recognize geographical or locational needs/differences Need flexibly-designed standards at federal, state levels (e.g. snow in NE US) Systems designed flexibly to accommodate technological change Need to track/predict performance indicators
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Where do you THINK E-GRID data comes from? Or, what would ideal data/modeling look like?
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Technology Applications This is not enough data to make management decisions - get more? How? Collection of flows from generator/NERC/ FERC regions or each transmission line? What kinds of studies/decisions informed? Connected w/ Geographic Info Systems (GIS)
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Current US Grid Mix (Recap)
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What does California’s “grid mix” look like in E-GRID?
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Other Issues “Data Gaps” NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
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