In February 2021, millions of Texans lost power, and the state’s grid came within four or five minutes of a total failure that would have resulted in tens of thousands…
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Meredith Angwin: Shorting the Grid | Tom Nelson Pod #125
Date: 07/13/2023 Link copied to clipboard Sorry, your browser does not allow copying links Author: Meredith Angwin Topic: Climate Change Organisation: Tom Nelson Podcast Video Length: 1:10:27 Date: 07/13/2023 Link…
There’s nowhere near enough power on the grid to convert the U.S. truck fleet to battery electric.
Date: 04/28/2023 Link copied to clipboard Sorry, your browser does not allow copying links Author: Andrew Boyle Topic: Electric Trucks Organisation: American Trucking Associations Video Length: 2:18 Date: 04/28/2023 Link…
Renewables Versus the Grid at PJM
Those promoting the so-called energy transition have ignored the need to rebuild the grid along the way.
Limits to Wind and Solar on the Grid: A Discussion
“The dream of a solar and wind grid is collapsing very quickly as they are only profitable in a low penetration context.”
Fauci, Fear, Balance and the Grid
Focusing too narrowly on public responsibility (CO2 reduction, equity, social justice) without adequate concern for economics and reliability is a recipe for disaster. Bring on the balance.
Silence of the Grid Experts
Utility experts are charged with complying with reliability standards rather than maintaining reliability.
Addressing Wind/Solar Instability: Hardwiring the Grid
…and there were predictions that Texas was going to be in trouble
How FERC can protect the grid from wind and solar
The basic idea is very simple; do not add renewables without sufficient backup.
Aussie Climate Minister Rejects Claims the Grid will Fail when the Generators are Decommissioned
Aussie Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen is confident the grid will remain reliable as dispatchable generators are decommissioned, despite official reports which warn there are big problems.
Academics and the Grid Part 3: Visionaries and Problem Solvers
How might one seek to turn the economic and reliable grid into a costly, complicated system prone to blackouts? Discarding dependable generators and replacing with asynchronous intermittent technology would be…
Academics and the grid. Part II: Are they studying the right things?
discussing remote hopes and ignoring huge obstacles will lead to increased likelihoods of greater costs, worsening reliability and eventually unbearable blackouts.
Academics and the grid Part I: I don’t think that study means what you think it means
Recognizing the difference between what theory suggests and practical knowledge demonstrates is critical.
Aussie ABC: Electric Vehicles Could Overload the Grid
“At the moment our electricity grid is not coping at all”: According to Origin Energy, a major Aussie supplier, unless smart chargers are used to shift EV charging load away…
How Much of the Grid Must Be Upgraded?
The study shows that electricity demand for all-electric homes peaks on winter mornings due to heating, and averages around 3.62 kW per home, or 264% of a mixed-fuel home’s peak…
Homeowners with solar panels are ‘giving their excess power to the grid for free’ after government closes energy payment scheme
From The Daily Mail The Business Department has announced the closure of the ‘export tariff’ It currently pays householders for excess power that is fed back into the grid Opponents…
How Natural Gas and Wind Decarbonize the Grid
Updated Analysis of US Regional Power Generation, 2007–2015 Here’s an analysis from The Breakthrough Institute. Continuing to publish material with a different viewpoint~ctm From Breakthrough Institute July 13, 2017 |…
NYT, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and David Crane have no clue about how grid tied solar power actually works with the grid
Hurricane Sandy seems to have brought out the latent stupidity in just about everyone in their zeal to get in on the climate alarm resurgence. I laughed out loud when…
Wash Post admits reality: ‘Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power’ – U.S. ‘power grid’ being pushed ‘to the brink. Utilities can’t keep up’ – ‘It is staggering’ – But WaPo frets energy shortage ‘threatens to stifle the transition to cleaner energy’
It makes you scratch your head and wonder how we ended up in this situation.
Germany’s Unstable Power Grid…Coal Plants Will Be Needed “For A Very Long Time”
At the end of the article, Haferburg comes to the conclusion that we will continue to see coal-fired power plants in operation for a very long time.
Professor Dargaville: We Need More Grid Scale Batteries to Combat Supply Outages
Wild weather has pushed the Aussie State of Victoria’s fragile grid beyond breaking point during the last few days. The last thing Victoria needs is senior academics pushing non-solutions.
In January Cold, the Texas Electricity Grid Held – Barely
The recent storm did, however, once again underscore the dilemma Texas faces with its current mix of generation sources.
A Federal Power Grid Would be Everyone’s Worst Nightmare
What may be a dream come true for central planners ought to be everybody else’s nightmare.
Claim: Electric Grids can Handle Double their Rated Capacity
“… In Texas, a study with EMPACT Engineering found that 94.5% of the region’s power lines could safely hold double the existing capacity. …”