Electricity and the Economy

H. Scott Matthews

March 4, 2004

Admin / AnnouncementsMidterm Due Today! Today: HW #3 passed out (due 3/18)Next week: Spring break

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?

Policy IssuesNeed 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 changeNeed to track/predict performance

indicators

Where do you THINK E-GRID data comes from?Or, what would ideal data/modeling look

like?

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)

Current US Grid Mix (Recap)

Coal

Oil

Gas

Nuclear

Hydro

OtherFuel Type Percentage

Coal 52%

Oil 3%

Gas 16%

Nuclear 20%

Hydro 7%

Other 3%

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Coal Oil Gas Nuc Hydro Other

US

California

What does California’s “grid mix” look like in E-GRID?

Other Issues “Data Gaps”NAFTA (North American Free Trade

Agreement)