Rolling blackouts are a rising threat across America as aging power grids collide with extreme weather, rising electricity demand and a shift to cleaner fuels [and shuttering of old coal plants], the nation’s top grid monitor warned Dec. 13.
In a report, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said most regions face growing risks of inadequate electricity supplies during extreme cold and heat periods over the coming decade.
Major wind and solar power projects that could serve metropolitan areas aren’t being built fast enough as power companies shut down old coal plants.
The findings are stirring up a debate about whether state regulators - and the Department of Energy - should slow down retirements of fossil fuel generation. (Energy Wire 12/14/23) Grid monitor warns of blackout risks as coal plants retire - E&E News by POLITICO (eenews.net)
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