Scott's Blog

I am a bit of an Anglophile. I watch a lot of murder mysteries and spy related dramas, which the Brits seem to do better than anyone. Well, they...

Scott's Latest Blog (WPTF) examines government planning vs. market incentives, regulatory risk, and the case for stable, competitive Western energy...

Explores capacity (resource adequacy), RPM, and bilateral procurement, tracing open-access lessons from PJM and the East–West debate on reliability...

Integrity, and Other Things: reflections on Western power markets, congestion rents, CAISO EDAM, SB 540, and lessons on regional market integration...

WPTF urges cordial, competitive debate on Western energy market integration, Day-Ahead Market decisions, and avoiding tribalism in electricity...

The Value of Institutions explains why professional, non-partisan staff and a stable, rules-based FERC process boosts energy investment and market...

Analysis of the DC Circuit ruling on the WECC Soft Offer Cap, FERC decisions, and how CAISO, EIM, and regional market integration shape Western...

WPTF's A 10-Day Odyssey: a trip through CAISO EDAM vs Markets+, WRAP RA timing, and the push toward regional Western power market integration and...

Exploring tribalism in Western power markets, WPTF analyzes CAISO vs SPP day-ahead markets, EDAM, DAME, market seams, and FERC governance and policy...

Analysis of Western power markets: CAISO/EDAM, a Western RTO, single tariff and governance, and day-ahead markets to boost reliability and market...

WPTF examines CAISO EDAM, Day-Ahead Market, and Markets+ as the West moves toward network-dispatch and potential Western RTO, with FERC timelines...

WPTF analyzes regionalization of Western power markets, CAISO governance, AB 538, and the debate over a more reliable, affordable regional market in...