Even W/O hydro grid shortages Katherine Dwyer posted a month ago
The electricity grid is being pushed to the breaking point and California, parts of the Midwest and parts of the South Central United States are at “high risk” for energy shortfalls.The grid is being challenged as it goes through an unprecedented transformation from fossil fuel based energy to renewable sources of energy.NERC officials emphasized how important it is for grid operators to be very conservative in retiring generation, particularly in regions of the country where the system is at its max already.