“Simply put, our infrastructure is not being built fast enough to keep up with the rising demand,” said John Moura, NERC’s director of reliability assessments and planning analysis.

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‘Explosive’ demand growth puts more than half of North America at risk of blackouts: NERC

More than 50 percent of North America is facing a serious risk of an energy shortfall in the coming years amid the retirement of thermal plants and the addition of renewable energy sources, according to new data released by the non-profit North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).
Most of the American bulk power systems (BPS) face “mounting resource adequacy challenges over the next 10 years as surging demand growth continues and th…

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Over Half of North America at Risk of Power Blackouts: NERC

Cold kills and America is at great risk of deadly subzero blackouts. Renewables are part of the problem but gas is the biggest part. We now know that the supply system that feeds our gas fired power plants can be unreliable in extreme cold weather.
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Cold kills and America is at great risk of deadly subzero blackouts. Renewables are part of the problem but gas is the biggest part. We now know that the supply system that feeds our gas fired power plants can be unreliable in extreme cold weather.

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North America’s electric grid faces a rising risk of blackouts over the next decade as fossil-fuel plants close faster than solar and battery projects can connect to the system according to a new report from Bloomberg. Key Facts: – A new report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) finds that over half of North America risks electricity supply shortages in the coming years.
– Surging demand, driven partly by electrifica…

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