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This Doesn’t Happen In A Normal Climate– Or Power Grid

February 15, 2021February 18, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments power grid, microgrid, mid-merit, NERC, peaker, peaker plant, PJM, power generation, power grids, coal, power plant, texas interconnection, texas power grid, texas storm, texas storms, texas winter storm, load following, coal power, dallas, electric reliability council of texas, electrical generation, electricity, houston, ERCOT, galveston, gas, gas-fired, gas-fired turbine, generation mix, gulf coast

An unusual winter storm in the Lone Star State is prompting the grid operator to orchestrate voluntary blackouts– asking people to shut off power voluntarily. Climate change, power reliability, and the state of infrastructure in the United States in 2021.