- The lack of grid reliability is driven largely by growing electricity demand as well as the replacement of coal-fired and older natural gas-fired generators with energy-limited resources such as solar power.
- “Foreseeable extreme cold temperatures have the potential to push the existing natural gas supply infrastructure to maximum capacity,” the report warns.
- “Serving winter load is becoming more challenging and complex as coal-fired and older natural gas-fired generators retire and are replaced by variable and energy-limited resources.”
- The expansion of power-hungry data centers has led to a surge in electricity demand, according to the NERC study, with consulting firm Bain projecting utilities could have to increase their annual power generation by as much as 26% by 2028...
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Grid Watchdog Warns Huge Swaths Of America Facing Blackouts If Winter Is Bitter - Climate Change Dispatch
Nearly all residents of the Northeast, Texas, and Midwest could face energy shortfalls in the event of a colder-than-usual winter, the NERC report states. - Owen Klinsky in Energy, News
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