Frank Lacey

Advancing electricity market solutions. Opinions are my own.

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

@TKavulla Priceless.

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

🚀 Big news! Today marks the official launch of @Emerald AI, a company I’m proud to advise.
Emerald AI is pioneering a future where AI data centers don’t just consume energy — they help stabilize the grid.
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[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

This is staggering. Great news out of Pennsylvania. Competition in electricity markets works.

[John Raymond Hanger  @johnrhanger]

Pennsylvania's 2024 competitive residential electricity supply/generation prices averaged 34% to 46% lower than monopoly utility supply/generation rates were in 1996!

My White Paper on PA Electricity Competition from 1996-2024 is available here: https://t.co/YAjG6MYETR

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

@Greenlaurel7 @ChooseMyEnergy @RESAUSA @nrgenergy @AARPDC @AARPMD @GEConsumers Do you think that there might be 5 cents worth of "policy-driven" costs in Maryland's rates that might not be included in Tennessee's or Kentucky's? I bet there are, and no comparison is valid without consideration of such costs.

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

@MichaelGiberso3 @MichaelGiberso3, your point is very valid. It should also be noted that @Greenlaurel7's analysis completely ignores charges for EE, Renewable Energy mandates, transmission upgrades, and other surcharges which are driven 100% by policy makers and not the retail market.

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

@EnergyLawProf Real Deregulation. Customers get what they want with little to no utility interference.

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

@MichaelGiberso3 The carefree spending (and related deficit) is the real existential threat to our democracy. I am not a "no debt" person, but it is getting to dangerous level. I fear for our future for this one reason.

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

@ThadCulley I am sorry for your loss Thad. I know these must be tough times for you. Stay Strong.

[Allison Wannop @allisonwannop]

And for anyone who wants it the NY Order opening the #vpp proceeding can now be found here: https://t.co/NMGhEThKNS

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

@MichaelGiberso3 Spot on. 13 states plus DC offer consumers a real choice. Restructured is the best descriptor. "Deregulated" is far from reality.

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

@JessePeltan @MichaelGiberso3 We need not look beyond VA to see the truth in this statement. Dominion "undercharged" customers in 2022. Now, they have securitized $1.3 billion in deffered fuel costs for which customers will be paying over the next 7+ years. Dominion is getting paid, with interest.

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

@tylerhnorris *each customer pays its own way.

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

@tylerhnorris This is the way "markets" work. Each customer its own way. The restructured markets price customers discreetly. The utility world must socialize costs. That is the utility model. That is just one of the thousands of reasons the utility model is flawed for generation.

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

@ThadCulley Is this the same MD legislature that is working on SB1?? Great news here, but being somewhat undone with SB1/HB0267 which hinders the deliverability of consumer solutions. SMH.

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

@power_tomorrow @nrgenergy It's a shame that those who allegedly protect consumers allow utilities to collect an unregulated return from SOS customers of multiple millions of dollars annually, yet do everything in their power to make it more difficult to purchase electricity competitively.

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

@AnyaLitvak wrote a great article about the potential for DERs in Pennsylvania. The @PA_PUC has a tremendous opportunity in front of it with its DER rulemaking. It can make or break this market. https://t.co/XCjSKosrWZ via @PittsburghPG

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

@JesseJenkins It requires so much more than rate design. Data availability, metering flexibility, billing flexibility, reasonable interconnection requirements, etc are all critical in getting this right.

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

@power_tomorrow @Greenlaurel7 Are you going to mention that the utilities artificially keep SOS prices low so that they can earn millions of dollars in unregulated SOS fees that are in addition to their allowed rates of return? Millions of dollars every year. Just from SOS customers.

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

@power_tomorrow Article written by Paris Glendenning. Paris Glendenning is the first "expert" listed on your own website. I'd hardly call this an independent opinion.
Every non-utility person in the US knows that competition is better than regulation -- in any industry.

[Frank Lacey @fplacey]

As an advisor to HData, I've witnessed the incredible potential their platform has to transform the energy industry. With today’s announcement about $10M in Series A, they're poised for even greater impact. I am thrilled to be part of their journey! #SeriesA  #RegAI #HDataNews