Our power grids are built around alternating current, that is current that varies in a regular sine wave pattern over time . . . . Voltage also varies in the…
Category: The Grid
Utilities Efforts Would Undermine President Trump’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge
Policymakers should resist calls to turn back the clock. Competition, not monopolies, will help the Trump administration protect customers from the costs of new energy infrastructure.
Storing Green Energy to Last Germany 10 Days Would Require A 60-Million Tonne Battery
The EIKE author concludes that batteries alone cannot guarantee a secure power supply. Even under massive expansion scenarios for 2030, gaps remain (especially in winter) that would strictly require a…
January 2026 Winter Storm Impacts on New York Grid
During and following the January winter storm there were at least eight consecutive days when the New York total wind and solar production was less than 6% of the capacity…
Can US grid handle next Winter Storm Fern – or major solar flares?
If our politicians, judges and regulators cannot end their obsession with climate change nightmares, renewable energy fantasies and other nitpicking topics – and our nation is plunged into widespread, prolonged…
When the Weather Turns, Permitting Failure Gets Expensive
We need a permitting framework that is rigorous but workable, environmentally responsible, and decisive. One that allows critical infrastructure to be evaluated thoroughly and then, once approved, actually built and…
Macron says Spain’s mega-blackout was due to the country’s reliance on renewable energy
He said: ‘The debate about Spain is a false one. Its problem is that it has a 100 per cent renewable energy model that its own domestic grid cannot support’
Utility Scale Lithium Based Energy Storage Systems
This report was written at the request of the Hauppauge Fire Department because of their concerns about a proposed large Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility at 111 Rabro Drive.…
The Grid Will Hold – Maybe – But the Bill Will Rise
The grid will likely get through this winter storm. Operators are competent. Procedures are in place. The system will bend, not break. But bending has a price.
All of the above, please
Wind and solar industry lobbyists are appealing to conservatives in a last-ditch effort to promote wind and solar power as a reliable energy source. They are rallying around the slogan,…
The PJM Capacity Auction Sent a Message the Washington Left Can’t Spin Away
The auction sent a message in megawatts and dollars. The Washington left may try to spin it, but the grid will not.
One state’s green mandates can become another state’s nightmare
States that have adopted “clean-energy” mandates are accustomed to having ratepayers in other states help them pick up the tab for their headlong march to a green utopia. This is…
Big Tech May Soon Have Monopoly On Power As America Faces Energy Crisis
As Big Tech develops more artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, advocates flaunt the promise of more jobs and innovation, while others warn about the impending power crunch and potential antitrust…
Rising Electricity Prices: The Missing Link
As electricity costs take larger bites out of people’s wallets, policymakers must confront the physical and economic limitations of a “green” electric grid. And soon.
Amping Up Datacenter Demagoguery re: Rising Electricity Costs
Just as communities can decide whether they want datacenters, so too can the companies investing in datacenters determine where they want to locate. Many cities and states are courting companies…
California Data Centers Lie Dormant As American Power Supply Shot To Hell
Republican Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, who led the letter, wrote that “as a result of big tech’s misleading energy use claims, coal and natural gas plants are being shut down, putting…
Trump Admin Looking To Restore Coal Plants As America’s Grid Buckles
The DOE has issued several emergency orders to keep coal plants humming as it has also sounded alarms over America’s grid. DOE’s July grid reliability report projected that blackouts could increase by a factor of 100…
DOE Grid Policy & Data Centers: New Thinking Ahead?
“Ideas have consequences. Even new pathbreaking ones that are shaking the foundations of the Federal Power Act of 1938 and state public utility regulation.”
Deadly Grid Battery Fallacy Exposed in Massachusetts
Clear rules for safe design of grid battery facilities are desperately needed if deadly catastrophe is to be avoided. Belsito has made this urgent need clear for Massachusetts. The other…
Buy Electrons Before Bytes: A Practical Plan to Power the AI Boom
The AI surge is exposing an old truth: electricity is the master resource. Data‑center power demand is projected to more than double globally by 2030. In the United States, the…