Posted on 08/02/2023 6:42:52 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Regional electricity providers tasked with keeping America’s lights on warned Tuesday that the Biden administration must delay the retirement of fossil fuel power plants to give renewables time to catch up — or else risk major energy shortfalls.
They said grid reliability would be jeopardized by quickly transitioning electricity use from coal and natural gas to green alternatives such as wind and solar.
The transmission groups, which collectively deliver power from energy sources to tens of millions of homes in dozens of states, told reporters that extreme heat conditions this summer underscore the need to slow the closures of power plants, particularly those using coal.
“I’m not saying now’s the time to double down [on fossil fuels]; I’m just saying now’s the time to slow down on the removal of [those] assets from our footprint,” said Lanny Nickell, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Southwest Power Pool, a regional transmission organization serving 14 states across the central U.S. from South Dakota to Louisiana.
Two other major regional electricity suppliers, PJM Interconnection and Tri-State Generation and Transmission, offered similar warnings.
“I would stress the need for a balanced portfolio. You do need wind, you do need solar, but you do need something to back it up,” said Tri-State Chief Operating Officer Barry Ingold. “You need something dispatchable. As we’re taking coal plants offline, our challenge is going to be … can you build a gas plant that bridges that gap?”
Tri-State provides electricity to 42 utilities across the rural West that serve 1 million consumers in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming.
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The goal seems to be disruption. Besides, green energy is not green.
The goal is smart meters...total control of your energy and total control of the sources themselves.
Nuclear is needed, wind and solar are feel good generation.
Quadruple the load with Electric Cars and Trucks that were never on the grid before, then shut down all the power plants that produce electricity easily with coal and natural gas.
Sounds like a plan.....................
They despise nuclear anything..........................
Too late. The Dims are at war against the "clean burning" natural gas they pushed power utilities to. It was never about being better for the environment. It was about making us beg for energy.
Any American who has the ability to make his own energy ought to begin doing so.
When these idiots discover they made a mistake in shutting down these gas plants, it will be too late.
They think Barak is not trying to destroy America.
I did my English 3 paper on pro nuclear energy. All the young people just stared when I presented my paper.
You would have thought I had a Swastika tattoo on my forehead…
I do electrical distribution. Every single timeline stated is a blatant lie.
Zero goals will be achieved in time…zero.
It didn’t help that Chernobyl happened at the same time..........It’s in Ukraine, BTW...........😜
See the meme I posted on comment 11 about the Dims changing their minds on natural gas. If I did that for nuclear power and how often the Dims have changed their minds on that, the boy would be replaced with the tazmanian devil to show how often the Dims have changed their minds on nuclear in my lifetime.
There is absolutely now way that this country’s power need can be fulfilled with just solar and wind power. ...................
Bring up lack of proper safety protocols and enjoy the blank stares.
Same for discussion of Gen IV reactors, breeders, and Thorium.
I was for it before I was against it…
It would be saner to just get rid of King pedoPIG, The First along with his vile, queer band of demonic flying monkeys.
Good. Thank you.
President Trump could get on board with building 100 new latest technology nuclear plants here. Away from fault lines and coasts subject to tidal waves. Harden the grid as well and co-opt the Left’s green no carbon footprint message while providing reliable constant power supplies. Canada is even doing it sort of.
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