Until new, non-emitting alternatives like hydrogen or advanced nuclear generation are developed and commercialized, fossil resources are needed to fill an essential role in preserving reliable grid operations.
Category: The Grid
Electric power fantasies collide out West
It looks like the West may yet be saved from wind and solar inundation and thousands of miles of massive power lines. Of course, this collision is nationwide, but it…
All Spin Aside, the Emerging AI Data Centers Will Rely on Natural Gas
In an age of unending propaganda and spin, there are still rare times when undeniable evidence leaves no room for argument. Such is the case with the emerging artificial intelligence…
Bad News Getting Worse For New York’s Struggling Grid With Looming Green Buildings Mandate
New York will soon force developers to build new buildings that can only use electricity for temperature control and appliances, which will further strain the state’s electric grid if it’s…
Making PJM all wind and solar would cost over $2.4 trillion in battery backup
That battery backup cannot make wind and solar powered grids possible is obvious given these incredible numbers. The electric power industry must know this, but their silence is deafening.
Sustainability Magazine’s Heat Wave Hype: Grid Struggles Stem from Policy, Not Climate
Blackouts during heat waves are dangerous, but blaming such failures on climate change instead of on poorly managed energy policies and fragile grids dominated by weather-dependent renewables is a complete…
Top EPA Official Breaks Down Why Agency Needs To Get Back To Basics After Biden Years
“We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us. The folks at the agency are professionals, they’re great to work with and they are committed to carrying out the mission…
Saving the Grid, Not the Slogans: Trump Halts Dam Demolition
The Columbia River Basin remains a vital artery for America’s energy and agricultural future. To gamble that away on the basis of activist pressure and incomplete science would be not…
New York Electric Power Trends
Ultimately the problem is that New York has no comprehensive energy plan. The Climate Act Scoping Plan is just a list of technologies that describe an electric system that is…
Why “cheaper” wind and solar raise costs. Part III: The problem with power markets
Subsidizing new industry may be a social good, but it’s critical to recognize that market choice didn’t reduce overall costs—it only changed who benefited, reshaping how the pie was divided.…
Kathryn Porter on British Thought Leaders
The problem that we had in Britain on the 8th of January was we nearly just ran out of electricity. We didn’t have enough available generation to meet demand. So,…
Blackouts Surge: How Fragile Grids Threaten Global Energy Security
We need to be honest with ourselves… wind and solar alone can’t provide energy security. Not today. Maybe not ever without massive redesigns. We have leaned too hard on brittle…
Spain Boosts Natural Gas Capacity After Renewable Energy’s Failure Led to Historic Blackout
Now, in the aftermath of this blackout that could have been much worse, Spain has significantly increased its reliance on natural gas-fired power plants to stabilize its electricity grid. This strategic shift…
NERC’s latest reliability assessment is unreliable
If NERC is assuming major solar and wind output to meet peak need, their findings are ridiculously unreliable. The combination of using wind and solar with merely average conditions makes…
Blackouts as Bliss? Why Some Celebrate Power Outages as a Return to ‘Connection’
LA-based climate campaigner Michael Mezzatesta, self-described economics and climate educator, has a new one for the climate debate: blackouts are good, bringing us together! He states:
New Texas Law to Force Renewables to Be Dispatchable
Sounds like Texas is getting fed up with its electricity system being increasingly put at risk by wind and solar power. After years of papering over the cracks with half…
European Blackout Update (yes, it was solar)
“Could the reliability of the Iberian Peninsula grid be ensured by introducing new technical solutions? Technically, yes—but economically, the feasibility is more challenging.” ( – J.K. Nøland, below)
Expert Assessment Warns Expansion Of Wind And Solar Energy Jeopardizing French Power Grid Stability
The French are finding out that combining nuclear power with unstable wind and sun is not a good idea and is a risk to the power grid. Spain recently had…
Inertia in One Lesson (Dave Edwards on LinkedIn)
“The challenge with rising renewables: As power systems rely more on asynchronous generation, frequency changes can occur much faster, increasing the risk of grid instability.” (- Dave Edwards_
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