The Grid Will Hold - Maybe - But The Bill Will Rise

The Grid Will Hold – Maybe – But the Bill Will Rise

The grid will likely get through this winter storm. Operators are competent. Procedures are in place. The system will bend, not break. But bending has a price.

The US Grid Will Hold - Maybe - But the Bill Will Rise

The good news is that the lights are likely to stay on for most of us this weekend. The less comforting news is that Americans are about to pay a lot more for electricity anyway — not because the grid fails, but because of how we now power it. As another deep winter cold snap presses across much of the eastern United States, grid operators are doing what they always do in these moments: watching reserve margins, issuing conservation guidance, le…

The Grid Will Hold - Maybe - But The Bill Will Rise

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

The grid will hold – maybe – but the bill will rise | The Highland County Press

The good news is that the lights are likely to stay on for most of us this week. The less comforting news is that Americans are about to pay a lot more for electricity anyway — not because the grid fails, but because of how we now power it.