Lynne Kiesling
Lynne Kiesling is an economist focusing on regulation, market design, and the economics of digitization and smart grid technologies in the electricity industry. She is the Director of the Institute for Regulatory Law & Economics in the Center on Law, Business, and Economics, and is an Adjunct Professor in the Master of Science in Energy and Sustainability program, both at Northwestern University. She is also a Research Professor at the University of Colorado Denver, a member of the External Faculty of the Santa Fe Institute, and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
In addition to her academic research, she is currently a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Committee, has served as a member of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Smart Grid Advisory Committee, and is an emerita member of the GridWise Architecture Council. Her academic background includes a B.S. in Economics from Miami University (Ohio) and a Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University. Outside of work, Lynne rides her bikes, skis downhill and Nordic, knits, and reads a lot of books.
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The future of data center electricity use and microgrids
While the potential benefits of microgrids for data centers are clear, existing utility regulations and the incumbent position of monopoly utilities present significant barriers.
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How AI and data center electricity use impact emission-reduction targets
The growth of data centers is a double-edged sword for clean energy initiatives.
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Should data centers make or buy the electricity needed to meet AI demands?
The burgeoning demand for cloud services, artificial intelligence computations, and big data analytics, has significantly increased electricity consumption.
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Data center electricity needs highlight the electricity industry’s lack of effective market signals and price mechanisms
When data centers increase activity, electricity suppliers may struggle to meet demand without purchasing power from other regions or using less efficient peaking power plants.
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Data center electricity use: Framing the problem
Due to data centers needed for AI, previous 5-year and 10-year electricity demand forecasts are now obsolete and utilities and grid operators are revising their forecasts.
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AT&T and BellSouth: Not the Old Ma Bell
Competition protects consumers better than regulation
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Give Consumers Choice on Utilities
Schwarzenegger has opportunity to empower consumers
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Analyzing the Blackout Report’s Recommendations
Alternatives for a flexible, dynamic grid
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California’s Dueling Electricity Bills
Customer choice is needed
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Electricity Consumers Prove Their Smarts
Customers respond to price changes, choice
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Socket to California
Electricity plan for Gov. Schwarzenegger
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Demand, Not Supply
Don't follow California in wake of blackout
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Rethink the Natural Monopoly Justification of Electricity Regulation
Blackout shows need for change
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Blackout Blame Started as Soon as Lights Went Out
Time to revise obsolete regulatory structure
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The Price Isn’t Right
Price caps fail
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Reducing California’s Petroleum Dependence
EC/CARB AB 2076 Report would hurt state
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Customer Choice Key to CA Energy Crisis
New York shows how retail choice can work
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FERC Report Moves Toward Regulatory Certainty in CA
Market-based electricity neeeded