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Open access notables How much storage do we need in a fully electrified future? A critical review of the assumptions on which this question depends, Marsden et al., Energy Research & Social Science:

Major data center markets could be at risk

Not everyone trusts the grid operator following the devastating blackout three years ago

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ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

America’s power grid is being put more at risk by an energy policy that is unrealistic and relies too much on renewables. Already 19 states could face rolling blackouts.

“Electrify everything.” That is one of the many unrealistic goals of the Climate Panic fanatics. Get rid of those ICE cars, your gas stoves, natural gas furnaces, coal and gas plants, and...

Last week, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) – the body in charge of US and Canadian grid reliability – published its latest 10-year outlook, saying that “sharp increases in peak demand forecasts and the potential for higher generator retirements are raising concerns for electric reliability over the next 10 years”. The regulator is projecting electricity shortfalls in areas where legacy generator retirements are expected before enough replace...

More gas powerplants needed or there's going to be trouble

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