You may be right, Erik. I struggle with strategic incrementalism versus wholesale step change. At this point, my experiences have led me to put my time and effort into reform within the system instead of revolution outside of it. My guess is we’ll need both strategies though, so fare well.

I support portfolio/resource decisions being based on the high social cost of carbon as well, but alas, Trump just scrapped that.

I do not support any new gas development. I support paying for methane cleanup because there is no alternative strategy that survives current political barriers. I think this is a pathetic place to be, but nevertheless, we’re definitely here.

Again, you can’t swallow the bitter pill. I get it, I don’t want to either. Don’t count yourself out though.

If legislation forces gas companies to cap wells and eliminate leaks immediately, will the per unit cost of gas increase or decrease?

We pay either way. Either in the cost of the product, or pay now, after the fact.

The public pays for the cleanup whether or not methane gas companies embedded cleanup costs in per unit sales, or through a large sum, since, apparently, businesses did not price in cleanup costs. Either way, the public pays. Swallowing this pill is extremely bitter though.

Beautiful shot

Passively listening to cspan now. Two hours in, each side talks past each other with the same non sequiturs. The point is the dysfunction, which, paradoxically, helps the right advance their agenda.

Thanks Connor!

Ric - what is the change?

50 miles electric range for PHEV is fantastic. This will be a substantial hit to gasoline sales, finally.

In summary, Tyler, are you reporting that crypto mining can help aggregate emissions only if a) new clean firm is added to power facilities and b) mining demand can be flexible? If these two conditions are present, then downward pressure on rates is available because millions of new kWh is added?

It really would be the funniest thing in the world if conservatives in Texas established a free market, the market produced renewables, and they responded by strangling the market & their own economic growth, out of sheer ideological perversity.

Go Red Sox