Stories on infrastructure and utility charging and regulation

by Franck Latrémolière on 31 August 2014

Sometimes satire or story-telling seems the best way of highlighting irrationality, even when it relates to something as boring as electricity distribution charges.

The Viaducts (2014)

Fictional information notices about railway viaduct charges:

• The Viaducts (web page).
• Charging letter from The Good Viaduct Company (5 pages, PDF).
• Charging letter from The Evil Viaduct Company (6 pages, PDF).
• Leaked workbook from The Evil Viaduct Company (Microsoft Excel).

The Third Pump (2014)

Fictional court transcript:

• The Third Pump (web page).
• The Third Pump transcript (8 pages, PDF).

Springfield to Shelbyville (2014)

Fictional paper about a power line from Springfield to Shelbyville:

• Comparison of DCP 206 with transmission ICRP (2 pages, Microsoft Word).

Tariff Compromise (2010)

Fictional short story:

• This tariff compromise seemed like a good idea at the time (10 pages, PDF).
• Accompanying spreadsheet (4 tabs, Microsoft Excel).

See also Twitter @DcmfFranck and some published papers (boring ones).