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California, Texas, New England and parts of the Midwest face an elevated risk of energy emergencies this summer, exacerbated by the growth of intermittent resources and the likelihood of extreme weather, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) said on Wednesday.
NERC President and CEO Jim Robb told reporters the 2021 Summer Reliability Assessment underscores my increased concerns about the changes we re seeing on the grid and the potential consequences for reliability.
California is at risk of energy emergencies even during periods of normal peak summer demand, NERC concluded, and is at high risk when above-normal demand is widespread in the West. The summer assessment indicates 10,185 MWh of energy in the state is expected to go unserved this summer.
Environmental News For The Week Ending 23May 2019
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Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately:
Covid totals continue to fall, both in the US and worldwide. New US cases during the week ending May 22nd were down 22.0% from those testing positive during the week ending May 15th, and down 64.2% from our mid-April surge high; this week s new cases were also the lowest for a 7 day period since that ending June 19th of last year. US deaths attributed to Covid this week were down 7.1% from the prior week, and less than a sixth of the death rate during the peak weeks of January. US Covid deaths were also the lowest since t