Despite Bleak Grid Assessments, EPA Plans To Shutter More Power Plants
As summer rolls in with warmer temperatures, large portions of the U.S. are at a higher risk of blackouts, a new report warns.
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As summer rolls in with warmer temperatures, large portions of the U.S. are at a higher risk of blackouts, a new report warns.
New government data shows that wind power generation fell in 2023 despite the addition of new capacity.
A 15-state region produced less than 10% of its potential 22 GW wind output over 82 hours, of which energy output was only 1.5% of the total for 42 hours.
The Biden administration says that its new rules for fossil fuel-fired power plants will not cause grid reliability problems, but power grid experts disagree.
China has increased its total coal-fired generation capacity by 233 gigawatts, whereas the U.S. has retired more than 95 coal-derived gigawatts in production.