A Primer to Competitive Electricity Markets: Smart Markets for a Smart Grid

[@inklipMedia]

A nice look at the energy market complexity under the hood of, for example, the crazy energy trading engine that was ENRON.

[@martinlinskey]

I'd like to hear Shmuel's take on the NYISO auction market logic...

[@GlobalLeon]

Hi, can we find the powerpoint deck somewhere? Very interesting presentation

[@ramgopallageju8449]

excellent

[@inklipMedia]

On limits of computing power / safe limits on efficiencies from computing power vs. raw simple-switched grid capacity: - Suppose someone sabotages the computing system either with a virus/software intervention, intercepting and corrupting data inputs to the system, or by compromising the compututational system itself (physical or chip-level sabatage), or data network interruption. At what capacity would simple trading and power switching systems then be able to operate? How much 100% reliable, 100% non-gamed, 100% command-controlled generation capacity, demand-response, and power switching / routing capacity is there left when all the complicated trading and data systems fail? What would it take to cause such a failure (how likely is it)? Given this, shouldn't some margin of safety be established such that the dumb, command-based model of operation could still provide basic 4-hour rolling-black-out every 24-hour period level service, to all customers?

[@flowewritharoma]

good vid!