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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRWEB) August 10, 2022 -- Following the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s (MISO) recent approval of 18 new transmission lines, the
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© Getty Images As the millions of Texans who were plunged into darkness experienced, our current grid infrastructure doesn’t cut it, and the increased intensity and frequency of these extreme climate change-induced weather events are only going to exacerbate the problem. On Feb. 15, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages the state’s electric grid, announced that a significant 30 gigawatts (GW) of electricity were offline because of icy conditions. Despite the rhetoric being pushed by some fossil fuel proponents, data from ERCOT documents that considerably more...
Governors' Wind Energy Coalition No state is an island — Transmission keeps the lights on Source: By Rob Gramlich, Clean Energy Grid • Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2021 How many “unprecedented” weather events does it take before we realize that the future is inherently uncertain? No power system engineer can offer more wisdom than Yogi Berra’s: “The future ain’t what it used to be,” and “it’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Public health and safety should be the top priority when power outages continue to roll through many...