Floods, winds, blizzards: Testing the Northeast's gas-guzzling grid
Unresolved issues among gas and power companies that nearly led to a regional energy catastrophe in 2022 persist.
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Unresolved issues among gas and power companies that nearly led to a regional energy catastrophe in 2022 persist.
The US' outdated electrical grid is not equipped to handle rising demands for renewable energy or the "new normal" threats of extreme weather and cyberattacks. This is according to energy security watchdog, SAFE, whose Grid Security Project found that problems like blackouts and shortages are becoming increasingly common. Without updates to both policy and infrastructure, SAFE warns, these issues are only likely to get worse. In a new report, SAFE points to events like the deadly 2021 power crisis in Texas, when millions of people were left without electricity during a winter st...
In a new report, the SAFE Grid Security Project warns the US grid faces increasing risks from extreme weather, cyberattacks, and inadequate infrastructure as energy demands grow more complex.
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Https://youtu.be/1uKNTi1rNPg Bloomberg: In the 15 years since the American fracking boom unleashed a torrent of abundant, cheap and domestically available natural gas, the country has leaned into the fuel — and hard. Hundreds of new, state-of-the-art gas power plants have come online with tens of billions in Wall Street backing in what’s now the biggest…