Todd McKissick's Blog (6)

Support These Fledgling Technology Companies Any Way You Can

People keep asking me what companies I support. That's a tough one. I support all renewable energy companies in one way or another. Some I simply agree with the principle while others I would write a donation check out to. Others I keep track of and just pass that info along. The following is my list of ones that I would actively support beyond just passing their name along. I firmly believe that the success of our national/global crisis here relies on these companies getting th… Continue

Added by Todd McKissick on August 25, 2008 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments

Supplemental Plan To The Pickens Plan - It's time to power up this movement!

Mr. Picken's is looking for a plan to complete his energy proposal. Here's my contribution for review. Attached is the comprehensive Excel version covering Resources, Funding, Consumer Cost, Job Growth, and Grid Stability. For those of you staying here, I'll post the Supply Mix (Appologies in advance on the formatting). Let's get a plan agreed upon and get a group of people behind it so we can move this game to the next level. I want to hear how you would change it and see if we can refine it i… Continue

Added by Todd McKissick on August 15, 2008 at 8:30am — 14 Comments

An Investment In The War Trumps An Investement In The Battle

So many people are asking how to invest in this or that renewable energy piece. They want a major fund manager but they want the buy-in amount cheap enough so that the average Joe can invest. They want to start a business to install wind farms and still have a vote. They even want to maintain ownership for long term income. These goals are at odds with each other and don't serve the cause anywhere near what they could. People, let's think about this intelligently. You… Continue

Added by Todd McKissick on July 21, 2008 at 7:00am — 6 Comments

What We Want Is A Really Smart Grid

I have been promoting a few changes to the so called smart grid. If implimented, these changes will allow instant automated control of all local grid sections, keeping supply in check with demand. It only requires the installation of smart meters and TOU (time of use) variable electric rates to make it work. It can be adopted at any rate and only benefits as much as it is adopted. It also allows Distributed Generation (DG) from any small source to compete fairly in price… Continue

Added by Todd McKissick on July 18, 2008 at 2:01pm — 8 Comments

Getting People Behind A Plan And Getting The Government Out Of Our Shoestrings

So many people keep asking for the government to step in and do this or that to further some cause. All I can say is haven't they been watching the government's track record? They can't do anything right. I will keep my comments relative to the energy industry for now, but keep in mind that many of the ideas I'll pass along for thought could apply to any number of areas of government intrusion. What most people are asking for when they ask for help is a subsidy. There are m… Continue

Added by Todd McKissick on July 17, 2008 at 1:10pm — 1 Comment

The Picken's Plan is a great start but...

Hi everyone, Many people have requested that I start a blog to lay out all my thoughts, insight and plans in one place so they could be discussed in more detail. Since I'm firmly behind Boone Pickens' Plan, and I agree that his plan is a great first major start, I decided to start it here. Maybe that'll give my comments a small level of credibility. :) Here goes... Wind is a great resource. It has the potential to offset enormous amounts of electricity generation produced by less desire… Continue

Added by Todd McKissick on July 16, 2008 at 9:30am — 13 Comments