New Report on How Wholesale Electricity Markets Impact Wind Production Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 2/14/2017 on 2/14/2017 The Great Plains Institute (GPI) recently released a report concluding that the launch of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) electricity market in 2005 resulted in an increase of wind plant capacity factors. Using publicly available data, GPI built an econometric model to estimate the real-time effect on wind plant generation. Per the model, the market resulted in …
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 7/28/2016 on 7/28/2016 The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) recently released the results of a statewide survey it conducted on environmental issues and policies. In what is the 16th annual PPIC Statewide Survey on environmental issues since 2000, results showed—among other findings—that most Californians state they are willing to pay more for electricity from renewable sources to help reduce …
New Consensus Study on Supporting Parents of Children Ages 0-8 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 7/20/2016 on 7/20/2016 Parents have a profound impact on their children’s education and development. And yet, developing a framework to better support effective parenting practices has remained a challenge, particularly in the context of changing demographic characteristics of the U.S. population, greater diversity in family structures, and increased access to technology and parenting information. Developed by the National …