The regulatory body found that large swathes of the U.S. and parts of Canada are at an elevated or high risk of energy shortfalls during the summer’s hottest months.
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Summer blackouts could hit these U.S. states, regulators warn
Blackouts could plague a number of states in the U.S. this summer, regulators warn, as a combination of drought, heat, potential cyber attacks, geopolitical conflicts and supply chain problems could disrupt the power supply, according to a grim new report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).
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Electricity will be unavailable nationwide in November, requiring us to skip the election.
ReplyDeleteAll I can think of is Bill Engvall saying, "you might be an ignorant sheeple if you go buy an electric car, Here's your sign".
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, let's force everyone into electric cars.
ReplyDeleteWell, we should definitely fire MISO and NERC, for starters. Why is it only the Western States that have a problem.
ReplyDeleteBecause Californians on the boards.
DeleteThey picked a fine time to take the dams out of the upper Klamath River, didn't they?
ReplyDeletel take it this isn't the time to mention Adelaide South Australia, homes covered in solar panels and a giant tesla battery in the outback, (immediately "privatized", (sold to a wealthy party donator, so they make bank off it rather than the people of the State), by the republicans when they gained power for the first time in 12 years)....and no power issues.... (my power bill is $35 a week and l'm NOT "power conservative" btw, eg. 6 "tv screens" that never get turned off). and my arc welder works just fine.
ReplyDeleteYes, you would be REALLY correct that this is not the time to bring that up. /s
DeleteFrankP
Living 12 miles from the most powerful nukular plant in the country, I ain't worried. Unless it flashes, in which case I won't have time to worry.
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