Just over a year ago, the headlines were everywhere: Three Mile Island Unit 1 was coming back online as the Crane Clean Energy Center. A site that once defined an…
Tag: The Grid
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.
The Battery Storage Delusion.. what 35 million tons of industrial effort buys you
When viewed this way, power systems that required utility-scale batteries have one of the lowest Energy Return on Investment (EROI) ratios in the energy world. It takes a lot of…
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…
Utility Bills Spiking As America’s Power Demand Takes Off
Electricity costs are surging as America’s power needs climb, driven in part by the growing demand from power-hungry artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, according to data from the Energy Information…
Climate Change Weekly # 550 — Biden Policies Leading to Blackouts
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is warning about a serious issue that faithful readers of Climate Change Weekly have long been aware of: power outages across the nation are on the…
Natural Gas Is America’s Strategic Advantage Fueling the AI Race
Natural gas is the key to ensuring America wins in this race. Policymakers must recognize the critical intersection of energy and AI competitiveness. Accelerating the expansion and modernization of natural…
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…
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…
The Looming Electricity Crunch Facing The US
“Six major U.S. grid operators have raised a unified alarm about an impending capacity crunch, warning that the pace and scale of explosive demand—including from data centers, manufacturing, and electrification—poses…
‘Energy-Limited Resources’: Huge Swaths Of America Face Blackout Risks If Winter Is Bitter, Grid Watchdog Warns
Hundreds of millions of Americans risk experiencing power shortages this winter if weather conditions are harsh, according to a new report published by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC),…
Has the Electricity Reality Check Arrived?
Bottom line – we can set goals, but they must be tethered to operational reality to ensure success and reliability are both achieved.
‘Handelsblatt’ Reports: Photovoltaics “Causing Problems Electricity Distribution Grids
The electricity grid operators have now issued an explosive blackout warning about solar power!
Energy notes from the edge: AI latest – the energy beast is fully unleashed; and when a Bee gets an A – an insect skill set could benefit humans in an incredible way
Of interest to BOE Report readers, do note that natural gas is the only solution in the next 5-10 years to handle this crunch.
The Looming Electrical Power Shortage
The green energy transition will be sacrificed in favor of generating enough electrical power.
Failed State? America’s Leaders Have Taken Us To A Place Where We Could Literally Run Out of Electricity
“I think we’re heading for potentially very dire consequences, potentially catastrophic consequences in the United States in terms of the reliability of our grid, and I think that the basic…
Planning for Climate Blackouts
Vague warnings are not good enough. It is time for all levels of Government to plan for blackouts.
The Impact Of Heat Pumps On Electricity Demand
From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT By Paul Homewood Following on from the post about heat pumps, I thought I would have a look at their impact on…
FERC Finally Wakes Up
Let me commend FERC for finally engaging on the crucial issue of how we might be able to power the data centers which will be essential to the United States’…