Here’s some unwelcome deja vu. According to the organization that oversees the reliability of America’s power grid, much of the country could face blackouts again this winter. Warnings of winter blackouts are becoming a seasonal fixture. Texas experienced a devastating power outage in February 2021. And a bitter cold snap last Christmas forced utilities to […]
Here’s some unwelcome deja vu. According to the organization that oversees the reliability of America’s power grid, much of the country could face blackouts again this winter.
Here’s some unwelcome deja vu. According to the organization that oversees the reliability of America’s power grid, much of the country could face blackouts
The EPA’s regulatory onslaught is dangerous because coal is still providing an essential grid reliability backstop during peak winter months. Coal plants are winterized, and can store months of fuel on site. When natural gas supplies are diverted for home heating, or pipelines freeze, or solar power is unavailable during storms and long winter nights, coal plants come to the rescue ramping up generation to fill gaps and keep the system running.
As policymakers in Washington like to point out, America is undergoing an “energy transition.” But as Washington embarks on a major national shift toward renewable energy, there’s a serious question can we manage this wide-scale transformation without losing the security and reliability of our existing power grid? The answer, according to the nation’s grid […]