tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1542512 2007-10-02T23:51:33-05:00 Straight talk on electricity, natural gas, renewables, financing, new technologies and markets from BC Strategies TypePad NoraBrownellsEnergyBloghttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes tag:typepad.com,2003:post-43867468 2007-10-02T23:51:33-05:00 2007-10-02T23:51:33-05:00 Nora Brownell While browsing the BBC Online website, I came across an Electricity Calculator for the United Kingdom. The calculator allows anyone to see the impact of their electricity decisions on UK electricity prices and carbon emissions for the year 2020. In...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=tfr2UzJq"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=zhfc4U2N"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=zhfc4U2N" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=uaSC5bcv"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=uaSC5bcv" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=HNbzk2vh"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=HNbzk2vh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=KDV8C5fu"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=tu653spD"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=54" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=ltW7cUnC"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=ltW7cUnC" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog/~4/TiB-4DKcbcg" height="1" width="1"/>http://bcstrategies.typepad.com/brownell/2007/10/the-united-king.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-43867462 2007-09-19T07:48:01-05:00 2007-09-19T07:48:01-05:00 Nora Brownell Every organization involved in the energy sector uses the Internet to do research, find new business or to see what their competitors are doing. Sharing that information though is tough work, especially if the people doing the work are from...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=dwGtrGu9"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=diXSLOlj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=diXSLOlj" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=JxUwHg7K"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=JxUwHg7K" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=vtXkfAkP"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=vtXkfAkP" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=LPTV8MAD"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=igf2jQFA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=54" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=v8NNGDHD"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=v8NNGDHD" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog/~4/6Qtc6Jg6qAs" height="1" width="1"/>http://bcstrategies.typepad.com/brownell/2007/09/sharing-ideas-o.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-43867460 2007-09-12T19:53:13-05:00 2007-09-12T19:53:13-05:00 Nora Brownell Most energy organizations in North America don't use RSS or Really Simple Syndication to push information to web users. That means that energy professionals who rely on these websites must check them a few times a day for updates. Of...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=Yg8cOdsw"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=CVMOM9hB"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=CVMOM9hB" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=TqX2el7c"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=TqX2el7c" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=nx58Dld4"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=nx58Dld4" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=XXmaw0z2"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=NmKyxtkT"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=54" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=JM0jsbKJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=JM0jsbKJ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog/~4/guANad1SAKg" height="1" width="1"/>http://bcstrategies.typepad.com/brownell/2007/09/rss-feeds-in-th.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-43867458 2007-09-06T19:34:16-05:00 2007-09-06T19:34:16-05:00 Nora Brownell Welcome back from your Labor Day Holiday or three week vacation abroad. Are you wondering what happened while you were gone? If you use RSS or Really Simple Syndication, all of the news would be waiting for you in your...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=Ue7rRbW6"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=pSJQDlKL"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=pSJQDlKL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=XqoW1j4r"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=XqoW1j4r" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=iW81zA4T"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=iW81zA4T" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=xsMGhfW5"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=B5Qd0HGl"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=54" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=BT44pgyf"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=BT44pgyf" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog/~4/QqLz8EpJySY" height="1" width="1"/>http://bcstrategies.typepad.com/brownell/2007/09/sharing-energy.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-43867456 2007-06-20T13:13:35-05:00 2007-06-20T13:13:35-05:00 Nora Brownell The Commonwealth of Virginia's State Corporation Commission makes it very easy for energy companies and the rich and powerful to participate in thier workshops. All they have to do is file their intention to participate via electronic filing. Not so...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=YqWgHs1j"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=68l4En5x"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=68l4En5x" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=AhA0Mm2S"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=AhA0Mm2S" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=yeSsy9jr"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=yeSsy9jr" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=fLprSrpr"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=NpUwQY6X"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=54" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=e63UyQnN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=e63UyQnN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog/~4/mRi7j1pJY_o" height="1" width="1"/>http://bcstrategies.typepad.com/brownell/2007/06/virginia-commis.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-43867454 2007-06-04T16:29:48-05:00 2007-06-04T16:29:48-05:00 Nora Brownell This post appeared in the OP ED section of the Patriot News on June 3, 2007. I feel very passionate about this issue and at the request of Nora Brownell, have given permission to publish it here. John Hanger, Penn...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=ERHHiDiy"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=3KcMs1D7"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=3KcMs1D7" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=NwrugXhy"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=NwrugXhy" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=k9tSjY0g"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=k9tSjY0g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=kGXJLbr7"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=U6oHL3YR"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=54" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=0epEKQzB"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=0epEKQzB" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog/~4/q7lQFe5B4Ek" height="1" width="1"/>http://bcstrategies.typepad.com/brownell/2007/06/return-to-old-d.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-43867452 2007-05-31T14:45:51-05:00 2007-05-31T14:45:51-05:00 Nora Brownell I was thrilled and honored to join nine former FERC commissioners in a letter that supports competitive markets. The letter articulates not only a philosophy, but a series of substantive facts about the impact of markets. Nora<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=y8xtoels"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=gbpnUb1Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=gbpnUb1Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=fjNx14MT"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=fjNx14MT" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=37Ctv7rO"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=37Ctv7rO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=xtkhVwDa"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=HFkDKf9H"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=54" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=vRylrCIs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=vRylrCIs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog/~4/gwg64fEctPk" height="1" width="1"/>http://bcstrategies.typepad.com/brownell/2007/05/former-ferc-com.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-43867450 2007-04-18T17:01:56-05:00 2007-04-18T17:01:56-05:00 Nora Brownell This is the last of a three-part post on my take of investor and energy technology conferences that I attended in the US and Japan. The attendees included : 1) Light Emitting Diodes called LEDs, 2) Demand Response Technologies 3)...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=jzPGihu2"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=0u8O8YWi"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=0u8O8YWi" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=JryT9dy5"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=JryT9dy5" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=bUhEU14O"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=bUhEU14O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=KkMsOXVB"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=8R8mOWpQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=54" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=GDN6i4DL"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=GDN6i4DL" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog/~4/82YVju97rR4" height="1" width="1"/>http://bcstrategies.typepad.com/brownell/2007/04/leds-and-demand.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-43867446 2007-04-11T10:31:50-05:00 2007-04-11T10:31:50-05:00 Nora Brownell The recent comments of the PJM Market Monitor at the FERC Technical Conference on market oversight raised many issues about activities at the PJM Interconnection and the role of senior management regarding the responsibilities of the market monitor. Subsequently, the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=U9f13R5D"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=9xyWwsg0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=9xyWwsg0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=T6iJHaF7"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=T6iJHaF7" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=7YRAUgvH"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=7YRAUgvH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=UtYZyTYj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=4dPK7RRH"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=54" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=YZlsvb5B"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=YZlsvb5B" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog/~4/kKyaHCVlito" height="1" width="1"/>http://bcstrategies.typepad.com/brownell/2007/04/pjms-integrity.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-43867444 2007-04-10T11:04:07-05:00 2007-04-10T11:04:07-05:00 Nora Brownell Yesterday I read an article in the Boston Globe's website, Boston.com, entitled Deregulation Burns Out which is based on a 14 page study by the Tellus Institute entitled "A Failed Experiment: Why electricity regulation did not work and could not...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=xQFjPV4m"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=Y7KXAp4u"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=Y7KXAp4u" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=bumCSbrA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=bumCSbrA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=vg01li5n"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=vg01li5n" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=22viskcc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=zIp7TXSA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?d=54" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?a=Y3ngUavc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog?i=Y3ngUavc" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NoraBrownellsEnergyBlog/~4/6v3X6Uyfi-4" height="1" width="1"/>http://bcstrategies.typepad.com/brownell/2007/04/did-electricity.html