Areas of Expertise:
Jim MacInnes worked as a power engineer for the company that designed the 1872 MW Ludington pumped storage facility in Michigan. He is chairman of the Michigan Utility Consumer Participation Board and has testified on energy issues before the Michigan House and Senate Energy Policy Committees. He is a member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society, Vice-chair of the IEEE USA Energy Policy Committee, the International Society for Ecological Economics, the advisory board of ASPO USA and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce energy policy committee. He is a licensed professional engineer and holds BSEE and MBA degrees from the University of California, Irvine. He is President and CEO of Crystal Mountain, a 1500 acre resort community in Michigan which is a large power user.
Recent Comments by Jim MacInnes, P.E.
- "Energy costs bat much higher than their weight especially for manufacturing and other energy intensive businesses. See Ecological Engineer Howard Odu"
A Look At State Energy Plans - "I don't believe reducing CAFE standards would make our country more energy independent and would instead concentrate on these energy policy recommenda"
Fuel Choice for American Prosperity and Security Act - "Here is a broad overview of Michigan Governor Snyder's energy policy goals. http://www.michigan.gov/energy Michigan also has an RPS in place to ach"
A Look At State Energy Plans - "On the other hand, this recent announcement may represent a breakthrough for LI storage battery technology http://media.ntu.edu.sg/NewsReleases/Pages/"
The State And Promise Of Energy Storage - "According to this recent report by the IEEE to the DOE's Quadrennial Energy Review, not much energy storage is needed at or below renewables penetrat"
The State And Promise Of Energy Storage - "Dave - I agree with your comments. Prof Ilic has included a discussion of multilevel hierarchical control in her book for the reasons you outlined."
Are Microgrids the Answer to the Increasing Complexity of Electricity Markets? - "Mr. Erickson - Your raise a good question and I don't think it needs to be an either/or question. There's room for both depending on the situation. "
Are Microgrids the Answer to the Increasing Complexity of Electricity Markets? - "Alejandro - Yes, good comments. Adding to this dialog is "Americas power plan" which was just released yesterday and covers these ideas in more detai"
Are Microgrids the Answer to the Increasing Complexity of Electricity Markets? - "Here is a case for accelerating the deployment of Plug-in vehicles in Michigan. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/energy/4_-_CRYSTAL_Macinnes_41"
Electric and Natural Gas Vehicles — Heads You Win, Tails You Win - "This CERES report on Practicing Risk Aware Electricity Regulation "
Can You Be An Environmentalist and Pro-Nuclear?