Electricity Costs Across the Mid-Atlantic Explode as Formidable Winter Storm Hits US: 'This Wasn't Just [a] Storm, It Was a Preview'

Electricity costs across the Mid-Atlantic explode as formidable winter storm hits US: 'This wasn't just [a] storm, it was a preview'

As a series of devastating winter storms has struck the U.S., one impact has been soaring energy prices.  What's happening? With Winter Storm Fern hitting the Mid-Atlantic states, wholesale electricity costs skyrocketed to over $1,000 per megawatt-hour, according to Gadget Review. However, winter weather was not the only culprit behind the price explosion. Northern Virginia is home to the world's "densest cluster" of data centers, according to G…

Can grid handle next Winter Storm Fern, solar flare, or enemy attack?

U.S. mostly dodged disaster this time. What if Net Zero mandates aren’t adjusted or ended? Winter Storm Fern (January 23-27) dumped heavy snow and ice on more than 240,000,000 Americans across 40 states and 2,300 miles, beginning in Arizona and wrapping up in Maine. Scores died, including 20 in New York City, where

Can US grid handle next Winter Storm Fern – or major solar flares?

If our politicians, judges and regulators cannot end their obsession with climate change nightmares, renewable energy fantasies and other nitpicking topics – and our nation is plunged into widespread, prolonged and deadly blackouts – “accountability” must come in much stronger forms than merely voting them out of office. Prosecution for gross malfeasance and dereliction in office will also be in order.

When The Lights Go Out: Winter Storms, Solar Flares, And America’s Fragile Grid

Winter Storm Fern showed how close the US electric grid came to failure as extreme cold and solar threats loom.